sorry, i didn't that he did. so would i go by the democrats? yeah. you change color. so no bus, a load, it shall fall with america. the final goal of these seem revolutions is to ensure that there are no independent players in the world anymore. ah hope i'm not good if i knew from or has turkey or just a day after one of the strongest earthquakes ravaged parts of the country, destroying homes and living thousands dad and injured i on luke with children are pulled from the rubble as disaster is after shot, hit syria, more than 3000 people have been confirmed dead and to tia and syria and the decimal is still rising. routers,

foreign minister survey law visits molly to improve relations after tension or ruptured between the west african nation and the un. as molly expelled the un human rights envoy. ah, we're coming to you live from the russian capital. this is our t international. i'm rachel blevins here with the top stories of the our welcome to the program. turkey has been struck by yet another series of earthquakes just a day after go more powerful what detected and a magnitude of 7.8 rod havoc in the country and in neighboring syria turkish president. era to want described as the strongest earthquake there in almost a century. more than 3000 people have been confirmed dead. the following footage is from one of the areas hardest hit and just a warning. you may find it disturbing. i'm luke

with hello. i elderly residents from a nursing home, we're forced to flee into the freezing cold as the facility was heavily damaged with the outside temperature around 0 degrees celsius. this footage shows local some of them seriously injured, exposed to the elements without wearing winter clothing. images are also circulating on social media, showing people in tears, trying to support one another as they wait for news about their loved ones in the affected areas. i get the show,

know this moment just after building collapse was told by a journalist during a live broadcast in south eastern her kia the footage shows local, frantically running away from the structure after it caved in a, at least 10 turkish provinces were impacted and tremors could be felt hundreds of kilometers away. among the countries of fact, it neighboring syria, already crippled by years of war, suffered mass devastation when seismic shock spread and in northern parts of the country. so let's take a look at the extent of the damage. now so far, nearly 3500 deaths have been confirmed inter kia with over 21000 people injured. syrian authorities have reported more than 700 killed and 1400 injured. we heard from some of those who have lost their loved ones. ah

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a miss ross was in the family's under there. my sons, my daughter, my son in law. they're still under the rubble. we hear their voices. they're still alive. there's no way to get them out. there's no machinery, there's not a i'm not in a meeting. grandson is 18 months, so please help them please. we can hear them have not got any news from them since the morning. please go on the 12th. we can't reach my family, my grandson, a

earlier we heard from joe of a shock. ostrich a correspondent at the turkish news agency. d ha. reporting from the epa center i one of the most devastating quakes. she says that search and rescue missions are under way and the turkey expects more international help. we are in part of our much right now. it's so 7 points, a magnitude, ours crank this fall, turn turkey. it becomes early monday morning yesterday. it almost irv part 1000th mouldings had been destroyed, destroyed by the earthquake, behind my back. as you see, that was the 7th floor, this throwing palding's searching arrest. good themes,

laurie on the mission income, on my dash, 2 se, se lives in turkey. people need basically inflect blank blanket. dry dry fields. leather situations are really bad. that so very cold winter day in turkey. yesterday night it was a very bad snow storm and rolls are closed. so we try to handle this situation. then our rescue teams are caused the liver king. people are constantly searching for their families for a blog. once mosley in our area in our neighbor, neighboring countries earthquake, it's such a biggest sadness, themes for commanded se. so of course we hope for international health videos circulating online, shall not i, story, residential buildings toppling throughout the country with local residents, forced to flee their homes during the math of earthquakes. we heard from a size knology, professor, encore, a university who says that

a large number of casualties could have been avoided. if the buildings were better constructed. abc their most damage comes from the poo construction and not being the rules of the ocean releases some point. so one is not an unexpected or when on scientific chromes activity will gone for one and another. here the official is expected to be one or one on one lower than the main office of magnitude. so $6.00 or critical to man magnitude $7.00, be expected magnitude of $6.00 are shocked. internal preparedness in terms of the construction quality. it is sure unexpected. and we are seeing similar pictures in mama for mike in that in mind is with your case. so i'm not surprised by the collateral buildings. there's there in city of all up,

out near the turkish border was one of the areas most effect it residents were forced to flee their homes and have been gathering at shelters where they are provided necessary accommodations. the facilities were chosen because they are far from tall. buildings as residents fear, there could be further tremors. we heard from some of them as they shared their terrifying experiences. the less numbers like that now who could feel the ass moving under as like windmills and the shaking was getting stronger and stronger. all the things in the house were fooling. we could not get ourselves together. we didn't know what to do, and i'm a, the least people fled from their homes and we decided to come to this comment. this is a remote area and there are no 2 buildings there. we went out to the street to see old people standing there. they were in a disastrous condition. hi leon and that mr. more than 750 people in the convent, we're providing all we can for these families. we give them breakfast, lunch,

and dinner, as well as providing heating and bathrooms. and the most important thing for them, which is safety. because she has syria tries to cope with the aftermath of the devastating earthquakes. the u. s. has again refused to lift its sanctions against the middle eastern country. the usa departments folks for said, recently deflected a question about that policy, saying it is actually the syrian government that is to blame for the overall disastrous situation. there are 3 johnson in government. they are all going to be run fish ration or 8 operations. and so it would be a great gesture, and i'm just showing good to sort of left perfection of basically, you know, southern candidacy. it would be quite ironic if not even counterproductive for us to reach out to a government that has brutalized its people over the course of a dozen years. now. gassy, ma'am, slaughtering them be responsible for much the suffering that they've endured. human

rights groups have warned that western sanctions, particularly from the u. s. are blocking aid from entering syria after the earthquakes. media outlets have reported that transport companies are afraid of making deliveries to syria due to a risk of punishment from washington. so for more on this less cross live now to yara saw they a syrian journalist based in damascus, thank you so much for taking the time to join us today. now let's start off with what do we know about the current humanitarian situation there in syria? k, a s clock has happened in the middle of the night, so many people were in their homes sleeping in their homes. so that caused a lot of damage. the crack has claimed over 800 lives and injured over 1400 people. and until now, and this,

this is not the of the only tragedy because it, we are in the middle of a winter storm. the, in the weather outside is freezing and snowing, raining in other places. so these people who are now who list they need a lot of help. they need a certain countries are not allowing the 8 to come to syria. and this is another tragedy. it certainly is just compounding tragedies there. now when it comes to what syrian emergency services are able to do, they're on the ground. how are they responding to this crisis so far? ok, they are responding as good as possible, but still we are talking about that. they are so called western

sanctions and then we would be the government and needs are let's say that for a long time, syria was forbidden to bring in like it takes to repair the there is q machines or something. so equipment this, there was 2 events. so the situation is as good as possible. they did billions are helping each other, but it's still we need to lift that western sanction so we can move on and rescue more lives because we are in it challenge with time in this situation. yeah, certainly. and now when it comes to that response that we just heard from the us

state department saying that they had no plans to lift those sanctions, which they have had on syria for years. now, what do you make of that? and what is your response to the u. s. saying that they refused to lift those sanctions even in the face of such a devastating earthquake. this is typical united states. this is typical united states. we've never heard anything good from united states. you know, we us during people or not, not just only showing people or that all that countries that refuses to say yes to the united states are of, you know, i'm under the sanctions. i, i'm just a sanctions. and this is the typical united states, you know, they call it, they call themselves a humanity and you know, or humanity, countries. i don't know the words, but they are,

they are not. the western countries are not, are not fair. they are not, is in dealing with this situation as they should do. this is number one to but show that we have our friends, russia, china, other iran, for example. and we believe that these countries are go to help us to, to help people, to have the government help people to survive this tragedy. now what kind of a message do you think that that sends to the world when you have countries like you mentioned, you have russia, china, iran agreeing to help yet at the same time, you have the united states refusing to help, but only doing so because of the president who is in power, what kind of message does that send to the world as a whole?

i think that we're sending a message that of, we're not week. we are strong. and we can find then we can look at, sorry, you can fight. and this is western mentality and joe, we can now when, but still we have together to with our hands together, our forces together. so we can pass this out this time because we, that were fighting, were fighting against this western mentality. not only was turned terrorism, that only was turn occupation were fighting this with turn mentality that there's work. number 2 are 1st, 1st class award and 2nd class or 3rd class of work. we are people, we are humans, we can live equal,

and we're going to win. i think we're going to win because we are strong, stronger that they think well in the syrian people have shown how strong they are in recent years. and especially now that strength is needed more than ever. what kind of assistance does syrian need the most right? now we need that western countries to lift the sanctions on syria. this is number one because it's, it's not fair. i told you. and other than that, the people were homeless now. i think they need to shoot. i think the blankets. i think they need of places to stay in. the syrian government has opened the, the mosques, the schools and the hospitals. but it's, i think it's not enough because of repairing what has been destroyed is going to

take a long time. and i think that we, we actually, and people are helping each other as much as we can. and it's not enough, but it's very good for now. certainly a lot of devastation, but at the same time, a lot of strength being shown. syrian journalist, rosaline, based in damascus. thank you so much for your time and insight. thank russian. rescue workers have been providing assistance in earthquake stricken areas and turkey and syria. 3 plants with russian emergency personnel have arrived in the southern turkish city of donna, the russian crews have been ordered to work around the cloth in syria. more than 300 russian soldiers, as well as 60 units of military and other special equipment, are assisting in rescue operations and clearing debris. the soldiers have been providing humanitarian aid to local residents. the russian military has sub special

assistance centers in the syrian cities of comma talkie and other areas. turkish president era to want has described one of the earthquakes as the worst and almost a century. so what else do we know about this devastating series of natural disasters? check out our website, r t dot com for more details and all of the latest updates. molly's foreign minister has greeted his russian counterpart survey law of rob upon arrival in the country as russia, as top diplomat, as on a tour of africa in the middle east lab. rob is also scheduled to meet with molly's interim president and conduct further talks with the west african countries, top diplomat. the focus is expected to be on expanding bilateral ties and various fields, including economic and military issues, as well as upcoming deliveries of russian. we fertilizers and petroleum products. we heard from molly and residents who think that russia has helped their country.

whereas france has not been a visit to the shifted diploma for us. the top russian diplomats visit to molly reflects the new face of the relationship of corporation between molly and russia and, but in african rush in general. it also reflects the respect the trust leadership has for african people and the current african authorities because it is different from what is happening elsewhere. we were betrayed by those who was supposed to help us. and above all, will of victims of those hill was supposed to happen to support us. france came as a colonist. it came as a colonizer and russia came as a pac, not my lord. i swear you, cracker and sick, you constantly miley. and i, i believe that as far as molly's concerned, russia has come to the aid of our country, but as an independent country, maria, almost 90 percent of former molly and officers were trained by russia around 90 percent of the weapons owned by the malian army were purchased from russia, relations between france, the former colonial power. and molly have experience

a kind of arranged bottle, not to say an open war. you know, when you even go inside, molly, people already in a way for collective suicide not to accept francis dictates. that's over people in my li are excited to welcome russian for our families 1st said j love role in his visit to the country. the government of molly, in his 5th man praise the, to the 1st of his kind by a russian fallen off her minister to our country. this high level visit is in line with the political choice made by the transitional government to expand and diversify as flat to jake partnership. in accordance with the plan, simpler keys. now guiding public action in money. or are sheil molly? are intel supplying via ties of as simply this partnership, which is being him related to the primary concern,

the field of defense and see to it given the security situation. but molly has been going full for several years. this corporation has become even more dense since the authorities of acquisition took this sort of decision in 2020 while to diversify partners in terms of defense and security. for choices does made by monday have always marsha tomorrow, ankles had to g partner in the fight against om till, his group and cross border organized crime, a visit to confirmed regulation with russia and to confirm the lever of him reduced this. we phrase, which is definitely in this chris, in this part of africa. this comes as molly was accused to deal with a private company, wagner group, which western media in africa portray as notorious. but my leon government

dismisses the claims my li has previously said russia forces in the country are not mysteries, but toilers helping local troops with equipment bought from russia. after all, we friends live in miley and worth seeing ties with marco, the country needs new allies and partners, which can be more reliable. russia approved, it can be one wiser rule. artie by michael the head of the non ask republic says rushing forces have gained a strategic advantage in northern and eastern part of the embattled city of arts. him mosque also known as back work. that's as russian troops have been advancing on ukrainian positions across the front line. has ortiz moran garcia, reports, key of admit, back motor is on the brink rushes. wagner group has launched an assault from 3

directions, north, east, and south, who usually makes it the law that will get out of this hail, cold bot. net. it's all burning wood barely got out in small groups. our commanders don't cadel us. i'm telling it to you like a taste. we lost more people to day to death for angel in half an hour. these are all who are left. it's hel, there, simply howl. i'm telling you the battle for bachman has been utterly savage. it is claimed thousands if not tens of thousands of ukrainian troops killed endangered, rare sleeps from ukrainian journalists and troops paint a terrible picture. 6 yahoo! loyal f i spoke to people who transport the dead and wounded out of backward. and they told me that according to their estimates and unprepared ukraine and fighter survives and backward for only 4 hours on the front line. yes. that's a very negative statistic. i think they survive longer in zappa rogia than yet. can

le ganske russian forces are pushing forward slowly but surely. ah ah lease is the 2 s for 2 lip, a $240.00 millimeter mortar used to level fortifications. rewards with blue, with the thought, ah, they may be huge and they certainly are, but they function much like their smaller cousins and those are read regular more

does sell. mine is launched out of that. you flies in an arc and lands on target with the ammunition that they're using now are those mines are rocket assisted, meaning that they can cover much greater distances. ah, it is somewhat rare. see who are v o t to these guns falling together. one is usually pretty enough. mm. i think it's a little finishing us to nothing remains of the enemy's positions of the shot. this system fire strictly at major target and leave nothing ending the 2 lip each just

one of the weapons that ukrainian troops had nationalists are running from in bombs and elsewhere. and every day, more weapons and vehicles arrive, rushes, military, industrial complex is in overdrive and the key of understands time. he's not on its side more. i'd gazda of g. look on squeezen and that's all for now. be sure to check out our t dot com for all the latest breaking news and updates. we'll see right back here at the top of the hour. ah, [000:00:00;00]

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ah. hello and welcome to was acquired over the last several vacant american foreign policy community has become an armor, with a carrot and stick approach, seeming to believe that positive and negative reinforcements when applied methodically can reliably produce outcomes preferred by the self appointed tamer. but given that even donkeys don't respond consistently to these behaviors, training, is it effective against the entire nation? well, to discuss that i'm now joined by john coolidge, president of the u. s. q by trade and economic council, mystic of which is great to talk to you. thank you very much for your time. you're welcome. now my primary interest in this interview is the american. then more broadly,

western sanctions against russian. some would say indirectly against the in the rest of the world as well. but let's start with a more contained case of a decades long american efforts to economically penalize q by which i'm sure you are familiar through your line of work better. well, hasn't been effective the, the challenge with determining effectiveness with respect to us sanctions, toward cuba, commercial economic and political is defining the term because when they've been originated, the goal was regime change. and then you get to what is that to find that? does that mean change the people in the regime or change the behavior of the people in the regime? and so over the last 60 years, the u. s. has continued to expand the commercial and the economic and the political