a, with with panic on social media. as on verified video footage appears to show an explosion over a us city, where a chinese surveillance balloon was previously spotted. the officials denied that any glass top and the g 7 nations impose a price cap on russian oil products to caught moscow's revenue while president food and says the country simply will not export oil to states supporting the limitation and cutting off alternative voices. the use crackdown on media freedom forces are tv productions to see this operation in germany.

ah, good morning for marquee international students in moscow, and welcome to the hour's top stories worldwide. i'm carol is about social media accounts. i news outlets have cried foul over reports of an explosion in the same us city where a balloon was there, which china has labeled a weather device, was spotted earlier. this unverified footage is set to show the moment of the blast while some media linked it to the balloon. it's unclear what exactly caused the explosion. at the same time, local officials deny the blast actually took place. we have confirmed with montana disaster and emergency services, and governor join foot that they have not been an explosions in her round or across montana. they are aware of the video and it can not be substantiated. more over the pentagon says another balloon is reported to be traveling over latin america and

official the says it as another chinese surveillance balloon. china has not commented on this as of yet. artes caleb mob endows deeper into their recent surge of attention to the alleged explosion amid the spot over china's balloon. well, as you can see, this video is circulating and many fear this video could indicate that the united states did shoot down this shiny as balloon. however, as you just heard, us officials will not confirm that there are conflicting reports and the video cannot be verified. this balloon is of chinese origin. it was 1st over the aleutian islands, then it was in billings montana. there's some concern about the possibility that it's near nuclear sites. china has confirmed that this is a chinese balloon as a weather balloon used for media logical research by the chinese authorities. now they have made clear this balloon serves no military purpose. it's not being used

for spying or anything of that effect. it's simply for monitoring the weather. and it's also been confirmed by a number of experts in the united states that there is nothing that could be obtained from such a balloon that couldn't easily be attained by china with satellite so satellites. they could just as easily get any information and that there is no threat to civilian posed by this below, this is not a weaponized below, and this is not a drone or anything like that. there is no danger to civilians by this balloon. now, it is worth noting, however, the anthony blanket, the u. s. secretary of state did cancel his meeting with the chinese president and canceled it. then this balloon is the reason i made clear that the presence of surveillance balloon in us aerospace is a clear violation of us sovereignty and international law that it's an irresponsible act. and that the p r c decision to take this action on the my plan visit is detrimental to a subset of discussion that we were prepared to have. now the language that's being

used by us officials and by us media, they're referring to by the and there are reports of another balloon somewhere in latin america, possibly another balloon, a chinese origin. and it is worth noting that beijing as apologize for the solar and they said it was not their intention to violate us aerospace this balloon went off course. however, beijing has been pretty firm to denounce the anti china town and the anti china area, the wave of hostility to china. we're now hearing an american media. this was a complete accident caused by a force, missouri, and the facts. a very clear china has always strictly abided by international law, respected this aren't internal integrity of all countries, and has never intentionally violated the territory and airspace of amy sovereign country. some politicians and media in the united states have taken advantage of the issue to attack and discredit china. china firm that opposes this. now there is

a social media bonanza going on. of course, all kinds of names and images, people, invoking star wars, the death star, all kinds of science fiction. you know, there's memories of spot knack in the panic in the united states. back in the 1950s, in response to the soviet union was launching the the spacecraft and you know, people are making all kinds of comparisons. it's been the talk of american media. however, at this point, china is pointing out. this is the unintentional violation of us aerospace by a balloon that could not really threaten to anyone that has no danger, even according to us experts. they're saying that there territorial integrity was intentionally violated by nancy pelosi. she went on to china's territory in taiwan without the permission of the us recognize chinese government. the u. s. government recognizes one china the china is pointing out that while they are not intentionally violating any country sera through integrity or aerospace,

it appears the united states ban on continuing to haunt china with their provocations around taiwan that are definitely intentional and involved more than just balloons. and this point high ranking officials and there is also make people pointed out that u. s. drones and other u. s. aircraft have violated the territorial integrity and air space of. ready countries throughout history, this kind of thing has happened from the us side. however, this has not stopped american media from going into an anti china overdrive. there was all kinds of very serious allegations and he did language being displayed on us media and from us officials. according to the u. s. military, the chinese balloon has changed its trajectory and is now moving east, which demonstrates that the object can maneuver legal and media analysts. lionel says the us are deliberately blowing things out of proportion with the use of the word balloon, having a strategic meaning. in this case,

american mean stream corporate media actually reacting in a way that is roughly commensurate with the situation that is going on normally is, what are you going to do? and i must say something, because i am a cultural scholar when it comes to balloons, that word trigger something. whenever we see some of the flyer crossed the sky at hypersonic rates and make right turns we don't call it a u f o. we call it a weather balloon. these weather balloons are all over the place. are swamp gas. now, here is the question. does anybody understand what this means when you have a balloon fly over a sovereign country? may i also ask the question if and joe, the china, we replaced the country with another name. do you think the reaction might be a little different? it's incredible. let me tell you the will use of the word balloon is

strategic, is that can you imagine being attacked by a balloon? gets it a part i and know i'm making too much out of this, but i know how people work. devoted my life to it. it does any kind of anticipatory or reaction for recall formation to it. there is no put teller, wait a minute. when you hear missile rocket plane, you know, then you, you, you, you react, but the part of your brain, which normally turns on this as i think i better investigate this more does not activate. when you say boulogne is on to knock, you was a sound and a 9 sacral. so what is a mistake and, and, and oh, and then only that, it's that a shot right below it. so whether or below, you know, whether climate change, good rain, inaccurate. we made a mistake, and here's the best part. wait until china says, can we have our balloon back? and do you mean to tell me a can't be intercepted?

ah, meanwhile us officials are sounding the alarm over fears about the chinese balloon could be used to spy on american nuclear missiles and montana. to get more on this story and more head over to r t dot com for the latest updates. the g 7 states have agreed to impose a price cap on russian oil products, which will take effect on sunday. the new price for products such as diesel will be a $100.00 per barrel and $45.00 for fuel oil and nasa. the president of the european commission praised that decision as a move aimed at stabilizing global energy prices. we must continue to deprive rush of the means to wage war against ukraine. he's in pulpit and russian petroleum products comes into force on sunday. with the g 7, we're putting price caps on these products, cutting rushes revenue, while ensuring stable global energy markets. rushes retaliatory measures to

a crude oil price cap agreed upon by the g. 7 nations in december last year came into effect on the 1st of february, meaning that exports to countries supporting the price limitations is no longer possible. russian president vladimir putin earlier stated that russia will trade oil to those countries which adhere to the fair market rules are ti contributor chris adams talks through the pitfalls of the price cap for the very countries which imposed its they've got a $100.00 price cap on what we call premium oil premium or like diesel and $45.00 on on. you know, other products that may be used. the interesting thing about the price cap predominately has been imposed by the but by the presidency. sweet. sweet. and actually you did it on 60 percent or even more of renewable energy. they're not so dependent compared to that. they're both take european partners like i'd even like

potent until the beginning of the special military operation. but more or less totally dependent on russian oil intensive that petroleum products they were in the really, the baltic states now said look, okay, we'll take this for now, but we want to review every month and it's priced out the and it's very, very hard to see how these countries are dependent on oil from that to the united states or from the opec club countries, like saudi arabia that have said, look, we cannot, we will refuse to pass the we won't give you any more than we are using right now, which leads them in a very useful way, russian, russian, oil and gas exports going these days. and it is the thought of the special ministry operation, even before then, ross has already started trading with that there are other partners. they weren't solely dependent on the west china, it was by more russian oil and gas than ever before. the chinese economy can eat up as much as possible. if you look at india, for example, we've got a lot west and they saying they're buying indian oil. but we're pretty aware that

that indian oil coming in, originate in russia, where the majority of it does, it's very hard to see how effective, roughly, whatsoever, and only really hurts the part of me. those, those, those, those western countries that they're buying it, staying on the topic of sanctions, europe's latest round of restrictions presented a chance to sanctioned media freedom as well with brussels restrictions, forcing our sister channel r t d e to close its production office in germany. however, ortiz, german language channel, will continue to operate and broadcast internationally from its headquarters in moscow. in a statement r t d e says the move came as a result of the betrayal of fundamental rights and freedoms by the european union and the german governments. r t d e productions regretfully announces the decision to cease the company's journalistic activities in germany. archie de productions has faced immense pressure from government media,

businesses and others who have sought to curtail is journalistic work and to silence the voice as it brings to public attention. the you in permitting the position of sanctions on media. freedoms has shown that the very values claimed to define the core of its existence are without any substance. the freedom of the press to operate without hindrance does not exist in germany today. the r t d production office located in berlin has created a wide range of content for our german language channel. the outlet has faced immense pressure ever since it was launched from moscow in december, 2021. our teeth, german language stream on youtube was also blocked the same day. it was launched according to our t. d. e. the latest you sanctions effectively cut off oxygen for our remaining staff in germany. our team managing director, alexi, nickle of says international viewers won't have any trouble tuning into our tea. despite western bands. they are afraid of fair

competition. even though our resources are so much smaller, our finance is so much smaller our abilities to broadcast our in comparable even so they got so scared of somebody challenging their agenda that they are just doing what they're doing. and this really shows how weak they are, how weak is their agenda? people overall are not stupid. they're not it. they don't like to be treated as it is. if they are right to access the independent information, the alternative source of information is being stopped. they find inevitably, they will find the way to get this information. it's already happening, including in germany. it's so funny. the germans almost did not use any of the pound to access the forbidden,

the band. i internet addresses at all. now the, the usage of the dance has grown exponentially in germany. i, it was very rewarding to hear that and somebody who believes that you can completely block access to alternative information to alternative views is making a huge mistake. and they will learn that very fast. former greek ambassador earlier night, as chris and papa less says you officials have shot themselves in the foot by violating european law. there is no feasible. the 1st is all of the end of the year a bit. you're going including my country, greece, where we have no information or what is going on in reality, as it goes against you. legislations, it goes against your good treaty or for this been liberty of

information that liberty of the press are guaranteed to submit. that is thinking they are hitting themselves, they are weakening themselves. the european, we only have western information at western information to stop, correct. it's basically propaganda. we need to have both sides available to, to the people. so the people can make their own judgment on what's going on. health concerns run counter to the desire for a fax or vaccine release with a top pfizer executive allegedly describing how the company turned a blind eye to concerns about the possible problems with women's menstrual cycles. a

. and we don't know the statement is part of a series of scandalous revelations from non profit journalism enterprise project maritime demonstrating how pfizer rush to release a vaccine. this missing valid concerns. pfizer previously denied allegations that it use monkeys to create and control new types of corona virus. we spoke with a former president of the indian medical association who expressed concerns about the possible complications from the vaccine that is so a lot of studies has come out on that minister garrity ugh, this is a large number of people are getting affected by that of noise when i heard of dis, oh, place without dick and much more get out at leisure to have been involved and the previously or the complications with the letter to the vaccine. unfortunately, they have not disclosed this book to all other complications or disclose. also will

be, feel that it is a morning of giving him misinformation to the public for the sake of the one in bliss of that is not accepted or exempt expected in the company of dutch teacher of the face of this day. since b. m, they are not mentioned about this in the beginning of their not by an audience that all the symptom neck of the safety phase one and visitors band, which they are connected does not be sure. so that gives us a fear that furthermore complications will be revealed at the more people will be getting affected. so that the slavery up and send the board that several media outlets have warned, of quote russian misinformation across africa. that comes, it made growing tides between moscow and the continent and the west as failure to impose its own agenda. all the reports mentioned loop, michelle, a belgian political activists and creator of the russ a sphere network. western media claim. his website spreads russian propaganda on

the. * continent and is financed by moscow despite michelle saying he has no links to the kremlin that comes after a series of blows to western influence in the region. burkina faso has expelled the french ambassador after molly did the same. a few months ago. burkina faso also blacklisted the u. n. co coordinator in the country. france has withdrawn its troops from molly. while germany has said it will completely pull out its troops from the sa hell region. by 2024. an independent african journalist told us a west is not in a position to accuse any one of misinformation, russia, and an african countries who will, is had that form of his sheet that binds us together. that can be no justification for the waste to speak about. so called the russian propaganda there in continent, if we're honest with each other and we checked the ard issue, the waste has been at the forefront of pushing propaganda not only in africa

throughout the world. you know, who i mean we, we know the ministers of the ca and how the u. s. has been funding many, many, many journalists, and has been funding for many, many, many, many media outlets throughout, throughout the world. we are going to see in the next few weeks or months, every walk ordinated smear campaign against russia. we're going to see a lot of coordinated media text and propaganda. russia is backing india's bed to become a permanent member of the united nations security council. this was emphasized by moscow's. * envoy to new delhi while addressing the indian council of world affairs . russia supports indians commitment to become at the permanent amber the you, as the crew to counsel were see the current engine peasants seeing the g 20 and in virtual high corporation organization as an opportunity to efficiently promote the agenda of these crucial associations. we appreciate the idea of the consensus based

response to the challenges with regard to emergent energy and food crisis as all through sustainable development needs. especially in the global south. the un security council was found after world war 2 and established 5 permanent members. china, france, russia, the u. k. and us, aside from them. the council also includes 10 non permanent members elected by the general assembly for a term of 2 years. indian officials previously mentioned the under representation of populace asian and african nations in the u. n. pushing for reform within the organization. foreign affairs expert, dr. swati rob believes that india is fully eligible to receive permanent membership . i think in just a bit could to who can reinstate faith in these though, you know, google institutions because india has been doing such still work when it comes to how it was tearing the policies. you know, i'm it the g 20 right now we try to g 20 as well as the operation organization. so

that's one to into is a correct candidate. that's one. the 2nd thing is that, let's also understand that united nations security council is not reflective of the current global auto because united nations security council in many ways is to reflect of the world that was day off to the 2nd world war. so it is an institution which is kind of frozen in time. ok, i think that's a quality concert unless i'm listen, i'm to let reforms, it will really lose it. so, you know, i would say it's rational and if you become a little bit, it will be marked by in buses again and again. so i really feel it. and it really does need to change because it's not able to a saw the school duty of maintaining peace and security to what a british intelligence project allegedly targeted palestinians utilizing a contractor previously accused of supporting al qaeda in syria. that's according to late documents published by the electronic intifada news outlet. our approach

will use a mixture of offline and online primary research and seek to distinguish between whether the palestinian issue is an atmospheric issue or key inflection points on the past to radicalization. using social listening technology, the team will examine the relevance of the israel palestine conflict. these findings will be integrated, establishing a rough estimation of palestinian issues, broader salience in the context of in region radicalization. the revelations claim, the intelligence contractors operated directly out of the u. k. jerusalem council it and represent the same group which inadvertently provided funding to al qaeda. back in 2017, the intelligence agents were sent to several refugee camps and jordan, lebanon, and the west bank to interview palestinians under the pre tax of academic research . when in fact they were there to monitor critics of western and israeli foreign policy we

spoke with one of the investigative journalists who also broke this story. aysa winstanley, who told us how the u. k. contractor had funded terrorist aiming to impose shari'a law. scandalous rarely that the british government is still using this organization essentially to combat al qaeda when it has this proven track record of supporting al qaeda. now of course they say that it was done inadvertently, but there denials at the time were very incongruous. i think they were very in my view, very unbelievable. because at 1st they still said all this is completely untrue. but then, you know, under question they said, well, you know, some of it did happen, but it was by accident. so why is the questions have to be asked now, why is the british government still using this contract? it doesn't make any sense if their actual aim is combat. alco 20 percent of the budget was going to have to pay to essentially protection

money to these al qaeda affiliated groups to, to, to, to give them the armed security that they didn't have themselves. so you know what that meant in practice was that british government money was going to funds alcorda . you know, this was only one instance of that. one example of that happening the so called free 7 police. and you know, the biggest even came with an instance whereby they showing these the so called free syrian police were involved in al qaeda support in our car. the courts, quote unquote, so called courts courts where they are imposing their theocratic penalties on the population in the areas that they were occupying where they are beaten the syrian government for a time during the war in the country. and that involved in one case, the fake stoning to death of a woman and the free syrian,

please. we're closing the roads in order to enable this to happen in order to find a relevant role for itself within the old bit of american imperialism. the british government and the british deep state, has defined services there performs of the empire. and one of the things it does is essentially subversion in this kind of way is and these kind of intelligence operations and they kind of time for themselves as being uniquely able to do these things overseas. and of course, the reality is that the american empire has lots of such client states. that's a rob on the top, sorry, is this our for more up to the minute use updates, head over to r t dot com. and don't forget to follow us on odyssey rumble and gab, thanks for tuning in. we'll see you back at the top of the hour. ah,

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