i best say low their soft power and the cat. the final goal of these thing revolutions is to ensure that there are no independent players in the world anymore . with ball michelle revelations, from american pew, let's are award winning journalist who concludes in his investigation that the u. s . blew all the russian nord screen gas pipelines. it was reportedly down under the guise of nato naples drills in the baltic sea in order to cover admissions products . also add on the program this. our syrian are a bred, kristen se sanctions imposed on damascus. prevent vital aid deliveries from getting to the country after devastating earthquakes leave at least 1600 people dead in the middle eastern nation. your request has been denied that the message from

beijing rejected a call from the u. s. defense minister in the aftermath of washington shooting done one paging has cold weather balloons with just after 10 at night here in the russian capital. this wedding is now. i'm union o'neill with your mid week news. ron bump award winning journalist seymour hersh has made public his investigation into september nord stream pipeline explosions. the american concluded the attack on the russian gas transit project was a u. s. norwegian operation on had been planned for 9 months, going back to 2021 ortiz marina culture, have i'd like to be more details of the prob, earlier, including a source stating that president biden had directly signed off on the pony

by does decision to sabotage to pipelines came after more than 9 months of highly secret back and forth debate inside washington's national security community about how to best achieve that goal. for much of that time, the issue wasn't whether to do the mission with how to get it done with no overt clue as to who was responsible as early as at 2021. a joe biden authorized the national security advisor all of the united states, jake sullivan, to create an entry agency group that would be tasked with figuring out how to eliminate these pipelines. now this group, by the end of the year, jake sullivan created another group that then had the task of figuring out how to do it. this was top secret. this isn't just in some c, i a room you're seeing. this goes as far alleged as the president of the united states. exactly, and the meetings that took place. apparently this is a source of seymour hersh, is quotes in a source that is

a directly involved in the operation of this. and he says that by the end of 2021, jake sullivan convened the meeting, had guys from men and women from the joint chiefs of staff, the cia and the state and treasury department. and they all had top seek several top secret meetings to throughout and the following year. and the details that are provided in this article which makes all of us assumed that this is legitimate. aside from our background of seymour hersh, which we'll get to in the 2nd. but for example, they met in a secure room on the top floor of the old executive office building adjacent to the white house. that was also the home. all of the president's foreign intelligence advisory board. so these are some of the details that we're getting. so they had this top secret meetings and they figured out that they need to get to have rid of the pipelines. but how do they do it even? how do they do it? so there were a number of proposals, for example, in this article that are as quoted, the navy proposed using

a newly commission submarines for salt the pipeline directly. that was an approved the air force discuss dropping bombs with delayed fuses that could be set off remotely. and then obviously that then go ahead is applying the say, i just said guys, whatever you do, just make sure it's covert that no one finds out about it. now, the cia at the time it was directed by william burns and he is the one that came up with the master plan of using the deep divers, a deep sea divers to trigger and explosion along the pipeline. so then early 22, we are now i in january the cia, a working group reports back to jake sullivan and says, when we have a plan, we know how to do it. and let's see how they figured out when the would be the ideal time to do it so that no one would suspect anything. the norwegians had a solution to the crucial question of when the operation should take place. every

june, for the past 21 years, the american 6 fleet, whose flagship is based in gaia to italy, south of rome, has sponsored a major natal exercise in the baltic sea in rome, scores of allied ships throughout the region. the current exercise held in june would be known as baltic operations $22.00 than their wishes proposed. these would be the ideal cover to plant the mines. so the only all nato exercise as became the cover. so in june 2022, they used those annual nato exercises and they planned said explosives with norway's help they planted those explosives, they found a way to camouflage them so that russian navy didn't suspect anything. and then off they went and then is the perfect cover really wasn't it and you could do it not just the week before, but some months before you could plummet and finalize the details. that's what

seems to come out of this article. exactly. and that's what they did. apparently, there is a there in this article. they say that the white house had doubts because they wanted to do it right away. and then they said, well, it will look a little bit of this. if we do it right after the exercises are over, so what they did was then they asked another assignment was, can you figure out a way how to designate them out at a later time? meanwhile, we had a few slip offs from us officials. we had joe biden saying that if russia invades ukraine at the time that we're st early, 2022 right before the special military operations, the dad already jo by that is discussing how are the will eliminate natsume one analyst from 2 of before that in january we had the tour, a newland who was also saying how they should be happy if the pipelines were destroyed, then that they would find the way to do it. if russia answers ukrainian territory and the group that was working behind the said, what are they doing? slipping up on our we're, we're, we're, we're working on this behind the scenes and they're going ahead and publicly saying,

well, if something happens, we're going to get rid of all the pipeline issues. if russian raise then there will be we, there will be no longer on our stream too, but i think administration is very gratified to know that nordstrom, too, is now as you like to say, a hunk of metal at the bottom of the see these pipelines that is more st monitors from 2 ha, we're not pumping gas into europe at this time. more through to never became operational. knew that offers tremendous strategic opportunities. there are countless, all sound buds just like that from us. officials, a who are a great for that. this happened and we heard that from before and also after the terrorist attack, which has brought russia, considers it. and we should just touch of course, as you mentioned on the person who carried out this and incredible investigation so much for her background went into it's seymour herse. he could quite literally write the book on investigative journalism. yes. a award winning journalist,

investigative journalist, and he's the one who's response watergate scandal. he also, and which is very interesting because that was, that was the do it's sources it key. so when he's talking about his source here, he knows how to choose them. he knows who, who fabricates, he knows who lives doesn't me yet. and i think this is why that source that is so close to the operation of this. this is why i would assume they trusted seymour hersh because of this background. so i, i wonder what the, you, west, we'll do now and how they will try to defame him or how they will try it to say, because already we've heard that they're saying it's pure affection. but how can they argue with someone who has a track record of producing quality, journalism and investigative journalism and uncovering secrets within the white house? while the u. s. refutes any involvement in the attack on the nord stream pipelines . i'm investigation into the incident conducted by some european states. continues

. russia is foreign ministry spokesman marie as a horrible said the nations in question have undermined the investigation. we have repeatedly voiced russia's position on the evolvement of the u. s. and nato. nothing that they did not hide this boasting to the whole world. bad the intention to destroy the civilian infrastructure through which you are perceived russian energy resources. we also regularly noted the reluctance of denmark, germany, and sweden, to conduct an open investigation and opposition to russia's participation in it. and this, despite the fact that our country has incurred huge costs versus report suggests that all this planning of the sabotage predates the conflict in ukraine popping off at the end of last february. it also refers to german chancellor, all of schultz is visit to washington to see joe biden, on february 7th, 2022. saying that this plan was discussed with schultz and that he was on board

with the american plan, despite being initially quote wobbly. and now norway is also looking like a firefighter who was moonlighting as an arsonist, like the country was interested in creating an opportunity for itself by involving itself with these pipeline explosions. rather than just a few days ago, norway said that you sanctions prevented from helping with the investigation into the north stream explosions. la october, sweden, denmark and norway obstructed examination of the damage of the pipelines. and now this is further confirmation that russia really was not involved in blowing up its own infrastructure just as the ceo of nord stream previously said. he also hinted at who the perpetrator could be. wording says he doesn't believe that russia is responsible for the attack. the russians know who else and it a country, warning note silently. england. it's all speculation, but think about it. so her,

she's report alleges that norway was washington's partner in blowing up nord stream one and to norway. secret services select did the placement of the explosives. according to this report, norway hated russia and wired to sell its own gas to europe at ledges and russia gas prevented that. now, western press reports have been pointing out since at least last fall. exactly how much cash norway has been raging in since the russian gas was cut off from europe, or europe was cut off from russia gas now its revenues last year and were estimated to be of about a 100 $9000000.00. so a jump from $27000000000.20. and the polish prime minister has accused norway of war profiteering over that windfall. and the u. s. has expanded its military presence in norway over the last while, and it had a listing radar into russia based in norway and get this norway,

it's parliament even voted last november to give the us legal system jurisdiction in some parts of norway over whatever u. s. soldiers might get up to in the way of crimes when they're off base with in norway. so norway allegedly also ran interference according to her, shes report for washington with neighboring sweden and denmark. and they did that. so these countries wouldn't get suspicious if they saw a divers in the area place who'd be explosive. and apparently they, norway was not supposed to tell sweden and denmark exactly what the divers were doing there. just if they happen to see divers not to be concerned that you know they be there and don't worry about it. so now really it just kind of remains to be seen exactly how the you will respond to this report of its very best friend and ally, washington allegedly colluding with one of its very old number states norway to

blow up a critical economic lifeline. well i'm delighted to say we can cross alive on the program. no to former austrian foreign minister. karen, can i so for her to car and you're most welcome to the program today. thank you for the invitation. good evening to moscow. both the cia, the white house refutes suggestions of any involvement in this attack. branding the claims of fiction. do you think that will be washington's only respond stuff? the essentially consider case closed despite this exhaustive investigation by a hugely respected journalist. while it might be a scenario, but on the other hand, what we should also wait for is how we, the consortium act. the north stream consortium consists of several companies got from on one side, but also a group of international oil gas companies such as arrived at shell

high or v. and it's actually their money. it's the property that was destroyed. so this is one thing. another thing is that i would also label it some sort of like a logical terrorist act that was all the direction by some force weiss's back in september. and tremendous amount of mass on gas was released. them was kind of crime against the environment. so we will see you maybe that will be some people are going to court and the court at stake, the one that has universal jurisdiction in that case is the international court of justice, which was established by the un charter of the united nations. and i will go that far and consider what has happened here as latin preach of the united nations

charter. it's an act of off the stores of wire lamps. and so i would say, legally speaking, certain things could happen beyond the political level. wow. okay. what did you make then of seymour hersh, his investigation, his leading source stated of the mission was signed off by the by did ministration . joe biden? essentially some big claims being made. yes. and for people who have been following that case, the more attentively always came back to that famous quote that was also in your previous report. i chose biden's, stating already in january 2022. if a there is some sort of invasion by russia into your brain, we will make sure to bind said then that nostrand too will never become operative. so that quote,

has been referred to over the past 56 months ever since that pipeline was attached as a kind of indication. and i, it's not approve of evidence, but it was an indication i if, if you want to criminal investigation as, as, as a kind of, well, there are some things that suspicious in the room and her in the beginning. i thought there are many suspects in the room. it's like a little bit like in and like as a bristol novel, you know, you, there are many people were at stake. and actually we can also see there were many, many perpetrators. it was a very, a pretty well bream emmy bree meditated action that goes back to the year 2021. and the if i may simply also share with you what i have been seeing already back in 2018 for me, it was clear that the united states would to everything but to really everything

that more stream to which of only t enlargement extension of an already existing pipeline named in all stream one, which had gone operative back in 2011 to make sure that it wouldn't happen. so despite all the effort, spite of consortium biding both companies to finalize the construction and there were many, many obstacles to be overcome. ah, but they wanted to make sure, so the day of the military conflict in ukraine started, if you want to had miles excused to say, now that shall if it put it into your trust. but the united states simply wanted to make very much sure that it never becomes operated so destroyed right. rush is foreign ministry spokeswoman just that finally car and noted the reluctance of key countries to hold an open investigation in light of these new revelations. cut up,

change, now. wary, crucial question, because i, as i said, it's not only about pipeline, it's not only about private property that was destroyed, it's happened and in the, in the causal aerial, sweden, i and her. it's also, as i said beforehand, it's also an ecological act of 4. let's call it terrorism ecotourism this already air or effect like that or. and so i wouldn't be astonished if there, where morrow actress asking for a for illegal for some sort of legal action. as of in the 1980s we had a very strong you asked activity in central america, hold war or 19 eighties, whether it was nicaragua. isadore,

u. s. and yours is our confronting each other also in central america and back in the 1980s. the u. s. c forces laid c mines off because of nicaragua. that actually was the case that was then charged by the international court of justice. and for people who are familiar with international law at the united states was then condemned. it was considered as a breach of did a charter of the united nations. and my 1st reading of what has happened in september now in the light of investigative report by seymour hersh, i would draw some sort of analogy with that case, back in central america and her bring the u. s. to port of crossed here as has to consent to that. ah, they will not for sure not

a but maybe the something could happen on, on, on, on an actress by and by the company, by the, by the consortium because it's dam money. it's the property that was destroyed, but thank you for laying that on. this episode i think was last in the midst of time. i'll read off it myself, actually, former austria and foreign minister car in can i still live an r t with her tick on the nord stream. revelation to stay a card many thanks. you're most welcome. have a good evening. sanctions on syria must be immediately lifted to get life saving a to those and the following mondays. devastating earthquake for the month of the syrian or a red crescent which is lives that could be saved or being lost. he cannot make sanctions imposed in our country is the main obstacle to get an needed equipment. with this, we demand for the legion of economic sanctions and the siege in order to allow

a deliveries and humanitarian actions to be implemented. theory and base political analysts balsam abo abdel, i believe the u. s. is playing political games when it comes to a going to syria, there is no u. u. n. sanctions against syria. there is u. s. united states and e u sanctions against this is fair. everyone would know that for humanitarian aid, these such and should be listed in spite of the of that united kill lion gifts to mr. please can of our representative of u. s. department, samantha power, the director of us a say that we will, we will a held that ne us here. yeah. either in that you're trying to divide the city and people to divide your graphically will admit that total

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i'd from the catastrophic natural disaster in both countries. that's left more than 10000 people dead. many more injured and countless homes and buildings destroyed, head to r t dot com for the very latest were of course, that big development. the pentagon revealed china rejected a request for a high level phone call in the wake of the recent dining of the now infamous chinese bullard, that had flown across parts of the us immediately after taking action to down the p . r. c. balloon. the duty submitted a request for a secure call between secretary austin and p r. c minister of national defense. unfortunately, the p r c has declined our request or commitment to open lines of communication will continue. washington claims the balloon was a surveillance the vice china say the explanation is much simpler. sitting it was a weather monitor that had straight off course chinese. a 1st specialist,

victor gao told my colleague, re sushi relations between the 2 countries. helping dealt a further blow by b, incident this shooting down of an innocent, humblest, as ship all the balloon of china by the u. s. military using one of its best. airplanes, for example, is an affront to china, is a damage to the china us, ah, understanding with each other and is all over reaction to what to a balloon wake up. therefore, i think it's absolutely legitimate for child that the refuse to have any paul call phone call or beating with the u. s. secretary of defense. so if a chinese balloon is an american ad space, or even just above it and america shoots it down, wouldn't this then give the right to china to shoot down any number of american assets that violate its air space nearly every single day?

absolutely. i think for the recall the china has been condemn in the united states again and again and again, not just for days or weeks or months for years, for the flagrant violation of channels, sovereignty and territorial integrity for violating the one china policy, etc. so if charla would do exactly like what the u. s. military did a few days ago by shooting down an innocent, homeless as the u. s. military characterized this issue ah airship, for example, from the air then china will be fully justified to shoot and shoot and shoot again and again and again. but what, what the consequences, china, the loudest visual of you have a wall with each other will fairly bit. neither the chinese people nor the american people, therefore under gun and the u. s. government to know the consequences. ok to

some big news in the finance world. china and brazil have agreed to use the chinese you on in cross border transactions. in a historic move, china's central bank an unsung choose they bout, it is clearing the way for brazil to use the u on in trade transactions. the agreement comes as beijing as attempting to enhance its currencies, global clots. and while washington's policies increase restrictions on the use of the dollar in international business deals with louse pakistan, kalsich, stan, russian, oil companies, and i. brazil are being seen by on lists as helping raise the humans importance as an alternative currency. well, to discuss this more or less cost wise to real diginero and speak with economics, professor is fun. casner you are most welcome to the program, sir. the chinese you on is expanding its use and finding partners that seem to like the idea. what's the driving force for that change?

well, effectively, though, we can observe that the brazil, which is really an economic power for the world. because the economy is also linked very much to the chinese economy. because the brazil exports in the last years, most of its products to china, china is its most important partner. china has generated the super rob. it's in the commercial account, around 64000000000 dollars last year. and it is moving on and up wars, china because of that. buying lots of products. ira allure, for example. it is 94 percent of the commercial balance. soy beans,

16 percent crude oil, 6 per sams, sugar one comma, 3 percent has been so important that it's money should be also considered hard to hear and see. for brazil, we have so much to do from a financial point of view to energize the relations that we should commit to words this monetary strong goodness, which is very relevant for the 2 countries. it's fascinating where this could lead, leave china, and indeed just the global situation as it stands. what indeed, in your view are the prospects for the you and not just for brazil, but as a settlement in trade globally and challenging the greenback? well, effectively, china has been the most relevant partner in latin america considering

all countries also for chile and dina, for part of why be to columbia and the like. not only for brazil, which domain spread honestly 52 percent of latin american economy considering its g d beads. ross national product, if we look to africa to chinese economies have been dealing with minerals, friends, formation, industry, food, the industrial, the like. and the same in asia, so naturally getting more and more energy in its economic field. china wants to reveal that it's money.