a shyly yours is monday by noon. when you sit down with that by mia ah, the i've never intentionally violated any countries territory. plus the message from china is the u. s. suggest beijing is deliberately using as blues to spy on them. inside thing, it starts on russian region. so mosque goes condemned to u. s. delivery of long range rockies to ukraine, which could potentially hit crimea. and the g 70 imposes a price cut on russian oil to cut moscow's revenue. while president putin says the country will not like sports all to states, support familiar with

this saturday afternoon here in the russian capital. monday's just gotten here is how the world is looking this weekend. thanks for joining us. i will start off with china, which has slammed the rest for taking advantage of its balloon in american as space criticizing what is called hysteria regarding accusations of spying. 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 the sovereign in territorial integrity of all countries, and has never intentionally violated the territory and air space of any southern country. some politicians and media in the united states have taken advantage of the issue to attack and discredit china. china firmly poses this. this on verified footage allegedly shows a 2nd chinese balloon traveling over latin america. the pentagon has labeled it as another chinese surveillance device. sean is not commented on this latest development. the chinese louis was previously spotted floating over the city of

billings, montana. this on verified footage was spread on social media and some uses believe that the balloon exploded with the video capturing that moment, that your officials have denied that there was any blast or so media linked it to the balloon. it's unclear what exactly caused the explosion for me, while the internet itself has exploded with the hash tag, a chinese spy balloon. as panic spread over fears that such balloons could actually be used as surveillance tools. the u. s. president festival commented on the incident. oh, nazi's, caleb more been does deeper into the recent spots of the chinese building. china has confirmed that this is a chinese balloon as a weather balloon used for media illogical research by the chinese authorities. now they have made clear out of this balloon serves no military purpose. it's not being

used for spying or anything of that. a fact, it's simply for monitoring the weather. this balloon is of chinese origin. it was 1st over the aleutian islands than it was in billings. montana, there is some concern about the possibility that it's near nuclear sites that 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 satellites. i was satellites, they could just as easily get any information and that there is no threat to civilians posed by this below. this is not a weaponized balloon. 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 antony blanket, the u. s. secretary of state did cancel his meeting with the chinese president, and i canceled it saying that this balloon is the reason i made clear that the presence of the surveillance balloon in you as her space is

a clear violation of your sovereignty and international law. that is an irresponsible act that the pure seas decision to take. the section on these my plan visit is detrimental to the subject of discussion that we were prepared to have. now the language that's being used by us officials and by us media is they're referring to it as a spy bull loan, and there are reports of another balloon somewhere in latin america, possibly another balloon of chinese origin. and it is worth noting that beijing has apologized for this below, 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 antique china hysteria. the wave of hostility to china. we're now hearing in american media 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, of sputnik and 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 comparison just in 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 anyone that has no danger, even according to us experts. they're saying that their territory of integrity was intentionally violated by nancy pelosi. she went on to china's territory and sy juan, without the permission of the us, recognize chinese government. the u. s. government recognizes one china. so china is pointing out that while they are not intentionally violating any country, territorial integrity or aerospace it appears the united states is ban on continuing to kind of 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 maybe look, pointed out that us drones and other us aircraft have violated care for integrity and aerospace 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's all kinds of very fierce allegations and see the language being displayed on us media and from us officials. let's cross live now to undo it long a china specialist under. good afternoon, sir, thanks for finding the time to speak with us today. now the us says this is a chinese spiraling. china says it's a weather balloon. it's just a load of hotter oven. nothing. well, i mean, recently there was another chinese balloon discover over south america. but let's face it. the reality is that large countries, especially united states and also china and other yvonne's nations,

the use a centralized to monitor other countries and also even spy planes. the united states particularly have a loss of spark plug, flying over or near other countries territories. and of course, the use of balloons is not route out. that way i was supposed to read and set the ice regularly, fly over other countries as base defined as basis that high up because the balloon is something like this. it 3436000 meters, a high india. even though it's of a low attitude all to, to, to compared to satellites, particularly the area of the space as space where the balloon is covered as a sensitive even though the united states and ministration, you know, has

a balance on the details, but generally known to montana is the side of the united states in the continental design basis. so i think that this is very sensitive, that the, that is, it may boast that governments, both sides, both china and the united states don't want this to derail their relationship because presidency was about to host a dinner for the visiting a bring can secretary of state with a view to cooling down the relationship with because the relations has gone down a cliff and it's very dangerous. i mean there was a confrontation over the summer time. see a trade war technology war, 360 degrees pushed back against china and then rattling, not only the economy. so the 2 countries, but the rest of the world. but then of course,

the presidential election in the united states is coming up. the republicans are using this is really to put pressure on the, the biden administration. so the president biden am's team has got no choice, but to defer, that there was it yet, was quite a lot to unpack that on to for sure. i'm going to pick your own you late to points . do you think it was right? the sexier state answer been can, did country's trip? as you say, tensions between the 2 countries are at a very high at the moment. and surely, incidents like this would be the times have face to face discussions. well, naturally that's why am i biden and send it to your state to, to, to go to china. now, rather than inviting the child is a foreign minister to, with united states or so in this case, the and united states is the theme on. does it work to reset relations? um, but it is not as if the united states is going to be kind of the charter. what they,

what, what the united states small is to just put some got rails out while continue to push back 360 degrees against charter. because there is a con, bipartisan consensus between the republicans and democrats returned at the time to come the existential threat to the american lead out of order. so there is no chance that the was the one how close the at the at the did by that. and i am at brinton, trying to do kind of relationship. there is no chance that the relationship was return to what it was before, say a couple of years ago. now, it's quite a sensitive time for sure. i'm not gonna pick you up under on a previous point that you made. now the pentagon officials, they said that the balloon was no more of a threat done satellites already used. so in theory, could the ability, like this game, any more info, information done a satellite, given that it's fine. it's a somewhat lower altitude if,

if it is a true at that there are sensitive inter continental bizarre sites there, obviously, and the lower the attitude, the surveillance at the clearance would be the picture. but then of course, as i said, i mean regularly the united states in spies, planes flying over. i taught us, sensitive as space. but at the end of the day, both countries do not want this to escalate. but this is something unfortunate the, the, the, the balloon is very high up in the air. something like 34000 square meters high. and it was just a sported and picked out on the united states. and in this sensitive tine and presidential election coming up, president barton has got no choice but to defer to visit, but it doesn't mean that there were 2 stars would not meet again. but as i said, even did they do meet. i don't think we are seeing

a high possibility the relationship with rework to the warmer days a couple of years ago. i think those are a long way off. i want to see what the why to fall out of this balloon scandal is under long term, especially if thanks so much for your time today. thank you. ah, i'll, yes officials are sounding the alarm over fears that the chinese balloon could be used just by on american nuclear missiles in montana. we did such a form that in our interview just then. so to get more in that story under the news, do you head over to our web site off t dot com or so that service men have been returned from ukraine in a prison, a swap that's according to the russian defense ministry. the video of the exchange was posted by a deputy of the state duma to show the service men returning from captivity. negotiations were conducted with the help of the united arab emirates, the russian minister events added that the soldiers were getting all the necessary

psychological and medical assistance, is what some of them had to say. he wanted to go home so badly. we've called the support from our nearest and dearest. it's all right now we are finally home. thanks to everybody who rescued us from captivity. many thanks to those guys. and to the from line now where the city of done yet has been shelled by ukraine this morning. at least one person has been injured according to local officials, lives a smoke could be seen above nearby buildings located in a residential area of the city. this latest attack comes, as washington has pledged to send ground, launched small diamonds of bomb long range rockets to ukraine, which would enable care to strike much further than curt weapons. moscow slammed the weapons delivery in the ukraine is pushing the u. s. is pushing ukraine to attack russia. washington sees no boundaries in seeking to inflict a strategic defeat in russia. the transfer of increasingly powerful weapons to the keep regime is a deliberate escalation of the conflict by the united states. that ministration has

been almost everything on the credit cards, its own national authority, the money of american taxpayers, and the lives of ukrainian soldiers. at this rate, the note states could go to opposite madness, like given father, jess washington is defect in southern its procedures to protect russian regions. the ground launched small diamonds, a bomb has the range of around a 150 kilometers, which is twice the distance of ukraine's current highmark rocket launchers, which were also supplied by the u. s. long range missiles are said to be highly accurate and can be fired from hidden positions to avoid defection. washington says they will enable ukraine to attack territories that include crimea. a small diameter bomb in the latest ukraine aid package has the potential the target crimea . is that the intent behind providing it now? so thanks for the question, joe. so, so yes, as part of the usa i package, we will be providing ground launch small diameter bombs to ukraine. this gives them

a longer range capability, long range fires capability that will enable them again to conduct operations in defense of their country and to take back their sovereign territory rush in occupied areas. earlier we discussed the topic with the co director of the international action center thera flounders, he believes the u. s. incense on drug and the conflicts us isn't ignoring the warnings they are deliberately, deliberately provoking further and further, or they know the consequences of this. and they're more than willing to push ahead . there's an enormous number of weapons and us, you know, inventory to big lots of choices. but it's clear that each choice is meant to expand the war to do more damage. not in any way to reach a resolution. it will also mean on,

on rushes parts that they will have to go further into ukraine in order to secure their borders, to russia as much as borders. so it's an expansion of the war. it's very dangerous . there's no reason for it. it's more money, but higher grade of weapons that actually have doubled the range. well, this comes amid more of a nice tax by ukranian forces on the region of new done with multiple high mas rockets as well as civilian areas you can enforce is also targeting bushes heavy flame throw systems off the senior correspondent, read gusty of brings this report from the from lines on the battlefield. there is nothing that ukrainian troops and nationalists fear more than this a machine that has instantly broken in car battalions and turn the tide of countless battles.

it's u. s. one. although barry multiple, a rocket, larger system and perhaps the deadliest weapon, currency fielded on the battlefield. and ukraine 24 rockets, 270 kilograms each far into a distance from 6 to 10 kilometers and absolutely fatal to anything within a 150 meter radius asked only silly. our main talk is how large concentration is a phantom troops. twilio more people and also vehicles, if anyone caught within the bus radius has particularly no chance of survival. firmer barrack munitions or vacuum bombs on nothing like conventional munitions. it isn't shrapnel that kills but flash burn and crushing over pressure which causes instant death. you can't hide from this behind a wall. only

a hermetically shield bunker offers protection. and there are none here to her frown. ah. her sound is always for the purposes of gregoire. it's up as in the sky, draw remote spot where it landed so that new coordinates. and off they go again. 20 full rockets, 6 and a half tons of annihilation. ah, these rockets are usually fired in ones or twos is little point of full barrages. a single rocket practice has shown is usually overkill. almost nothing survives within a 150 meters of the impact site listed

on the survey or where all this ready. we get a job done what i fight for my family and those close to me. we're all here for our homeland. we're here to help our voice. the sante book translated as sunburn or sun, fire is always the top priority for ukrainian forces cannot stay anywhere long. it cannot far from the same place twice. he have spares, no one and nothing to find and destroy these machines. after all, they have devastated ukraine's ranks like nothing else or at gasdio archie danny, at screeching. the g 7 has agreed to impose a price cup on russian oil, which will take effect on sunday. when you price for products such as diesel will be $100.00

a barrel on $45.00 for fuel oil. the president of the european commission praise the decision as a move aimed at stabilizing global and prices. we must continue to deprive russia the means to wage war against ukraine, ease impulse ban 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. norris's retaliatory measures to the oil price cap was imposed in december of last year and came into effect on the 1st of february. and that means it's a 4th 2 countries to support the cap on no longer possible. russian president vladimir putin earlier stated that russia will only trade oil with countries that adhere to fair market rules are to contribute to chris evans discusses the drawbacks of the cap. we've got a $100.00 price cap on what we call premium oil. oh, you know, premium or like diesel and $45.00 on on. you know, our other products that, that may be used. that the interesting thing about this is this price cap

predominantly has been imposed by the but by the presidency, sweden. so sweden actually uses it relies on 60 percent or even more of renewable energy. so not so oil dependent compared to that. they're both take european partners like yeah. and even touch like potent until the beginning of the special military operation. but more or less totally dependent on russian oil in terms of the trading products they were influencing. so really the end, the baltic states now said look, a table take this for now. but we want to review every 2 months on this price. and it's very, very hard to see how these countries are going to be able to depend on oil from that said the united states or from the opec plus 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 leaves them in a very sticky spots, looking at where russian, russian, oil, and gas exports are going these days. ever since the start of the special ministry

operation, even before then, russia has already started trading with that there are the partners they want. so the dependent on the west, china is by more russian oil and gas than ever before. the chinese economy can eat up as much as possible. if we look at india, for example, we've got a lot of western states saying that buying indian oil, but we're pretty aware that indian oil coming in, originated in russia, where the majority of it. so it's very hard to see how this affects the rational economy whatsoever, and only really hurts the part of me. those. those are, those are those western countries that are saying they're buying it in the news. the state of emergency has been declared in several regions of central. so the silly of the deadly forest fires have left 13 people dead and non injured. the fires which respond by a devastating heat wave have reportedly destroyed more than 200 homes and 47000 hates as a forest. according to authority, said the casualties include 2 crew members of a helicopter fight in the blaze is one of the fire fighter,

2300 emergency service men and 75 aircraft are involved in containing the place. officials, the state of emergency will allow the south american countries to make more resources available to assist over to nigeria. now where a teenage boy has been killed under hundreds of votes, him, monsieur, is destroyed in the latest attack on the whole commission office on the police station in the south eastern part of the country. and that's just weeks before locals had the poles to cast a vote in the presidential elections. did not feel like the commission. how's the voice concerns that violence could impart voting, at least 50 attacks against this stuff on officers by armed groups have been reported over the last few years. the majority of interest in the south eastern part of the country was separate. sentiment remain strong. instability remains of the issue for my dear is northern provinces, with the kids forces are fighting a 13 year battle against the hardest and criminal militias. these jury correspondence take a closer look what awaits the continual election. on february 25th 2023.

my jillions will have to the polls like a new precedence outgoing precedence. mohammed was rude for its years, however, the increased abductions in killing in the north. in addition to separate his tensions in south eastern parts of the country, of great concern to the citizens and put a good place to the elections. i will not advise you to one boards that police will be, you know, security in the body. the question before you come out, will many people, the government has however, insisted that the spice to grow with insecurity, the elections will not be postponed, more cancelled as incense. if an extensive security will be provided all through the election process and shredding the safety and security to vote, does by enormous this responsibility has become more challenging in the context

of the current security situation. or you can show you any, any one test one don't really little. we don't, we decided to 18 presidential candidates are contested. we are all aware of the security issues on a promising to resolve it before any of the 8th and candidates come to class. when he has to have the highest number of both nationwide and more than a quarter of ballot costs in at least 2 3rd of the my jewish state. my jury has overnights millions. like you said, voters almost 40 percent of the number you between the ages of 80 set for, for countries with missing renewed youth engagements in politics like never before . mid ongoing security concerns. nigeria, which is all africa, the largest crude oil producer, is facing a wesley shortage of petroleum calling us locals. q for hours special with the new national currency swap, only adding to the turbulence during oil and gas consultant joe walkway told us

that the best way to overcome the situation is to deregulate the sites on may way for private investment. so the challenge has been the limited infrastructure that will allow him to be brought into the trance. i did it was i'm from then to the patient so that and that has been an ongoing competition for years. but this is not, they does it for the list that we've, we've listed for a long time. and the answer has been that we need to get the set top to allow private sector investment really. and that's as what the p a, the new law of the land requires that we do a bit bigger, may have been a bit slow in implementing the as of yet. ah, and finally, hundreds of people have taken to the streets of the pakistani city of peshawar. and

a peaceful protest on friday, advocating unity in the fight against terrorism. oh, hello, a terrorist attack on a month on monday, which killed at least a 100 people, an injured over $200.00. a bond commander initially claim responsibility for the attack. the organization later denied any involvement event forces with locals on focus is to proceed with slogans against terrorism. on the faith of peace, we spoke to some demonstrators who are concerned about the situation. and we are demanding peace from our current government and state. why are only passions being mastercard? whenever there is protest, we ask the question, why passions or bomb it gets? my concern is peace. i did not allow my children to go to school today because of the fear that it is friday and there would be an attack again. it is. the only reason we came out is because we want peace on our land. hebert puck tune qua,

and petula against terrorism, and whoever is behind it, it is unacceptable for us to stop the solar. gotta rob for now. what have you doing this weekend? i hope you have a good one. i'm pete to scott and i'll be back again in 30, but do stay tuned for more programs here on our team. ah, ah. ah, none of what is me spoken by the united states all by you when he's actually been fighting a war, essentially to pro rent the it on the resurgence of russian forward once again in, in this region and to and saw that it was warned to the point its limits. i fought

as it is. it's possible, ah ah, i i'm option retents a and welcome back to going underground rock us single round the world from dubai in the united arab emirates, african nations faced mounting pressure from nato nations to support that war on russia through ukraine, especially since vladimir putin's foreign minister sag elaborate, groundbreaking tour of african nations, culminating, and joint military drills between the armies of russia in south africa. with me today is a professor at a k, at about joe former director. the institute for pan african thornton conversation

at the university of john has worked. he served on you and missions in south africa . he's also the author of the new book, boutros boutros golly, apropos prophet proselytize, a pharaoh and pope, one of the very few written works on the u ends. first african arab 60 general, whose contributions he says had been raised by nature nation scholars professor at a badger, joins me now from johannesburg in south africa. thank you so much, professor for joining us before we get to the book. i must ask, man, i should say a book about a un secretary general that wasn't assassin is unlike dag hamish old famously, your view of olive. rob's visit to africa. i mean, in asia nation, media, i don't, i knew you were in nigeria at the time during the visit, but i mean, all but condemning as, as african count about melody pander. oh, vera joined russia, south africa perhaps shine a military drills a i suppose, as a class divided all the sorts of things elite in south africa looking down at the.