ah, mm ah, russian troops with a wagner group leading the assault have taken over 80 village north of ukrainian. how our field moves further in circling the cities. china has called on to the west to stop abusing unilateral sanctions and do their share. escalating the youth brain crisis, same dialogue and negotiation are the only viable solution to the how to play. and in an exclusive interview to going under ground free noun, investigative journalist, seymour hersh, breaks down the u. s. sabotage of the north stream pipeline, which he recently exposed in a bombshell report that's been denied by washington. that's the rationale for the

mission to make sure that europe in western europe keeps on funneling supporting nato and keeps them falling arms into into what is clearly a proxy war against russia. and moscow says ukraine is preparing to and they've been neighboring. so for play, for public, a, for, for russian peacekeepers have been stationed for more than 3 decades to prevent a military installation with good afternoon from our to international students in moscow. and welcome to the hour's top stories worldwide. i'm fiorella is about we start with the news just and from don bass front lines. russian troops with the wagner group leading the assault have taken control of the village of better homes, come north of the ukrainian health city of our field most to

get more on this. let's go to ortiz romano, closer as in russia, don yet republic. a roman brings us, bring us up to speed on the latest developments. oh, the village that we're talking about is only about to 7 kilometers away from the city of out of charm of which should the ukrainian government have it renamed as a box or just a few years ago. now the taking of this village is part of a larger offensive by russian forces aimed at advancements on the front lines including and offensive for our thomas. now this latest developments seems to further deteriorate the situation for ukrainian forces inside the city as it makes a re supply more difficult at the moment. now volunteers of the wagner private military company have been widely credited with taking multiple ukrainian positions in that particular area. this in question to day, according to the head of the wagner group of guinea per gulshan,

russian forces could capture arch almost sometime in early to mid spring. now he noted that the exact timing is now difficult to predict because keith continues to receive military aid from the west. now are jo mosque is of paramount importance, both for russia and ukraine on the strategic and mental side for key of it's important to hold on to the city, to keep up the morale in the army and that keep in fact, it's 70 kilometer defensive line. while for russia taking control over, it's almost will mean a direct route towards the cities of slug downs and crumb a tourist. now both of those cities are a part of the nest people's republic and their liberation falls in line with the goals of russia. special military operation, artes roman casarez. thank you. while this comes as ukrainian forces have shelled residential areas in the town of a lesh key in russia's how to san region,

according to local authorities and apartment building has been heavily damaged. local authorities say the ukrainian army fired 17 shells on civilians there. as of now we have no reports of casualties, and this comes after tuesdays attack on don. yet when 6 civilians were killed in a ukrainian attack in the area, china has called on the world to prevent the ukrainian conflict from escalating further asking leaders to come to the negotiating table and resume peace talks. it's foreign ministry published a 12 point political settlement plan, which includes the condemnation of the west as unilateral sanctions that it places on other countries china poses feel actual sanctions, unauthorized by the un security council. relevant contrition, stop abusing unilateral sanctions and long arm years diction against all countries,

so as to do their share in the escalade in the ukraine crisis, and cray conditions for developing countries to grow their economists and better to life. so there people, a china believe that any kind of the unilateral sanctions that is unauthorized by the un security council will, should be opposed. and also in a statement, it says that the unit, actual sanctions and maximum pressure cannot solve the issue. and that can only create new problems. so how china handle the current issue is not posing sanctions and not providing weapons, but a calling for a, a political resolution with a statement has a several layers of logic. if you see the flow of the logic, it's quite agree clear. on the 1st of france, it calls for all countries to respect the sovereignty of all the nations and abandoning the cold war mentality. and the 2nd layer is about the crisis itself. it

calls for seating hostilities, resuming peace talks, resolving the humanitarian crisis, and protecting civilians and prisoners. and also it focused on the opposed a fact brought by the crisis, including keeping the nuclear power plant save, reducing strategic risk, facilitating grain exports, and stopping unilateral sanctions keeping industrial supply chain stable and also promoting post conflict reconstruction. so it's a layer of promotion of, you know, based on the basically, based on the grounds of talks meant also different layers of idea. given the current to situation, china has been always, are calling for peace. and china has been always saying that it wants to play a constructive oh, in this regard, including it's the mentioning that the dialogue and negotiation are the only visible solution to the ukraine crisis. and the international community should stay

committed to promoting talks for p. so not only the 2 sides, but also the entire international community should support the peaceful resolution or political resolution of the current situation. the chinese ministry of foreign affairs says that nato is the remnant of the cold war. and that the block is escalating. the conflict in ukraine that a t shirt and all these major crisis shows that cold war mentality will lead to division and confrontation, although the cold war concluded over 3 decades ago, the 0 sum game and it's mentality still exists. law confrontational leads to conflicts and was nato is a product of the cold war, but it did not. and with the cold war and has expanded an escalate of the situation and has become the major factor into conflict. so, you know, just as beijing cause for a resolution to the conflict india's representative at the un general assembly has

also advocated russia and ukraine come to the negotiating table on terms that will be acceptable for both sides. to d. as the general assembly mocks a jo for ukrainian conflict, it is important that we ask ourselves a few pertinent questions. all we any venue a possible solution, acceptable to both sites? can any process that does not involve either of the 2 sides ever lead to a credible and meaningful solution? has the u. n. system and particularly its principal organ, the un security council based on a 1945 vote construct not been rendered ineffective. we will always call for dialogue and diplomacy as the only viable we out. while we take note of the stated objectives of today's resolution, given its inherent limitations in reaching our desired goal of securing lasting

peace, we are constrained to epstein. thank that comes as the un general assembly passed, a western drafted resolution calling on russia to withdraw its forces. 141 countries voted in favor of the motion. after 2 days of debates in new york, 7 nations including russia, bella rues and syria rejected the document while an additional $32.00 you and members f stained among them, china, india, and iran. the hungarian foreign ministry has also stood up against western arm supplies that have led to an escalation in the conflict in ukraine. it became already pretty obvious that the need are delivery on weapons, nor sanctions. those measures do not saved lives. to the contrary, they contribute to the prolongation and the risk of escalation of this war, and they bring more suffering. and we do not want this regional war to become

a global them. meanwhile, president the lens came back by western leaders, has stated he is opposed to holding discussions with russia. leader kev says it won't make any deals with moscow preferring a military option. instead, ortiz marina closer ever has the details in this, in a court. this feeds or messy divorce, where one side refuses to speak to the other to reach any sort of settlement. the discord would likely grow and dry gone at cost to both parties involved. and it's this parallel, we're seen on an international scale in ukraine. right now, our best negotiators and diplomats are soldiers. negotiations with moscow are currently impossible. we will not participate in any talks. for russia goes for willful war crimes, even in this than what is the point of talking to a country that voluntarily worsens its negotiating position. the only desire is to destroy the racist monstrosity with a terrorist country. negotiations only through the sites of the defense forces. we

latoya, we are ready for a dialogue with russia, but with a different russian precedent. or she in this position has been officially signed. and so all it seems the ukrainian government is not only not interested in peace, it's actually made peace illegal. while all along russia has been making clear, it's ready to returns. it's hawks. it was russian on the eve of the ukrainian crisis, which consistently proposed to the west to sign agreements on mutual security guarantees. all of them were arrogantly rejected. we have repeatedly had that the president does not refuse to negotiate. by those who do refuse should understand that the longer takes the more difficult it is to find a solution that is unlike ukraine. russia has never refused dialogue and the such for diplomatic waster, resolve the conflict. this is a constant position. at the same time, a western mainstream. media and politicians have largely ignored ross's calls for

peace pretending they're not happening. this stand certainly fits the narrative of russia as the uncompromising aggressor, but what expense to later will continue to stop read ukraine for as long as it takes nacho long. we're going to be really mr. president, or is laura will lose of you. i mean, obviously ukraine can count on italy because as we've shown from the beginning, even across government shock, we have been there and we will be there. she said it even if both sides could somehow really for deal like the minsk agreements supposed to end the war and that on boss. it would still be meaningless because we now know the intent to do so was never truly there. the 2014 minsk agreement was an attempt to give you a crane time. you can use this time to become stronger as you can see today. the ukraine of 20142015 is not the ukraine of to day. since 2014 ukraine has

strengthened its military posture, it is now better trained and equipped, and it is the merit of the minsk agreements that have given the ukrainian army this opportunity. i needed the minsk agreements to gain at least 4 and a half years to build the ukrainian forces to build the ukrainian economy, to train ukrainian forces alongside nato, to create the best armed forces in eastern europe, according to nato standards. so all the global, it leads, talk of negotiations and peace or clain to these apparently have to happen without russia's voice, been heard, or even represented at the negotiations. sounds more like a kangaroo court than a real dispute resolution letter is zalinski is dependent on the west for political, economic and military survival on the willing to see how western interference in ukraine has led kia down the rocky road to war with moscow over the last decade, but it's too late to change direction as washington,

once every one playing by its own rules. when it comes to our, the way we're approaching the relationship with with china, we're not seeking to contain china. we're not seeking the whole china back. we are seeking resolutely, so to uphold the rules based international order and in a, in a practical way. that means insisting that countries make good on their commitments and play by the rules that we've all agree to. it seems the collective west has agreed that now is not the time for peace, no matter how loudly they claim to seek it, or how often they gaslight, moscow, any conferences, talks or votes without russia's voice, cannot for peace, but will rather leave the conflict down the road to nowhere, the you in itself is just dead on arrival. when it comes to dealing with this. you don't hear anybody vigorously from the un wanting to, let's say,

look at the origins of this to, to consider concerns security concerns that moscow adds. and that, and which were raised with washington and the europeans, and nobody paid any attention to conflict will undoubtedly escalate. since mrs. williams, he insists upon obtaining more advanced weapons and to continue the conflict he wrists really lose in the whole country. the u. s. sabotage of the north dream pipelines was aimed at cutting off europe from affordable rushing gas. that's according to pulitzer prize winning journalist seymour hersh, speaking exclusively to finra. tom's the ongoing under ground where he described the timeline of the planning that went into the attack. starting with the secret negotiations held in washington, the people doing it thought this was in

a bad idea. they gave the white house some options to maybe bluff or convince of putting at the cost is going to be very high. and but then when the white house blow by, talk publicly about this within 3 weeks of the briefing, the information he got. and victoria knew of both within a 3 week period and late january, early february of last year. both said publicly, well, we know we can stop it and let me be, let me, let me said the news kind of as if, if a we will stop the north she wanted and the president was asked after he said that by reporters, it's a family, it's all on tape with on a nightly news report. zable, how will you do it? he said, let me tell you, we know how to do it. we can do it language like that. and at that point, the guys in the group and were upset because it was supposed to be covert operation . and by the time they finally, they did their job, they made it possible they, they planted the bombs with 8 of navy divers and. and then it just sat there. the

bomb sat there for months was planted in june, but by wish, by so when, when the war look, you look like the ukrainians were doing ok. by late september there was certainly evidence of a serious a serious issue. it wasn't going to be a cakewalk for the ukrainians, like some people in the press road and there point the group that made it possible . understood that he did it for political purposes period is not going to help the war. and what it does, what he was doing it for was to prevent germany and on the western europe if case, the winter came quickly from opening up the pipeline. the german government had, they had done the sanction. they stopped the pipeline. but the german government at the right to open up the new one. and that wasn't wanted by by vests rational for the mission to make sure that europe in western europe keeps on. funneling supporting nato and keeps on falling arms into, into what is clearly a proxy war against russia. that's being fought right now. publish on february 8th,

the report alleged a pipelines were mind by u. s. navy divers, in june last year, the journalist said washington used nato military drills as cover for the operation with assistance from norway. according to the report, joe biden made the decision after 9 months of consultations with his security advisors. the claims have been denied by both washington and the e. u, with officials dismissing at us speculation and even fiction. for more revelations, from the man who previously exposed us war crimes in vietnam and iraq, you can watch the full interview with seymour hersh ongoing underground right here on our tea this saturday. ah, masika says ukraine has intensified preparations for embedding the neighboring self proclaimed republic of trans nestor, where russian peacekeepers have been stationed since 1992. the russian defense

ministry has recorded a significant accumulation of personnel and military equipment of ukrainian units near the border with trust. mister, the deployment of artillery and firing positions, as well as an unprecedented increase in flights of unmanned aircraft, of the armed forces of ukraine over the territory of the trust mister republic. the implementation of a plan's provocation by the ukrainian authorities poses a direct threat to the russian peace keeping force deployed legally interest. mister. the defense ministry added that its forces will provide an adequate response. if you crane make them move on trans nestor, which broke away from mer delva in 1990. meanwhile mould of an authorities have begun withdrawing from dozens of agreement, signed between the nation and the post soviet commonwealth of independent states. moldova prime minister has also called for the removal of russian peacekeepers from the region with moscow. later, criticizing those remarks,

we have to achieve one fundamental goal, demilitarization, everton al, comes after that. it's important to integrate our citizens, they're politically and economically, but demilitarization comes 1st. it depends on many things, but at some point it will be done. we have quite tense relations with moldova already. at the same time, the moldova government seems to be making an emphasis on everything, anti russian, falling into anti russian hysteria. such lack of a constructive approach will hardly help moldova itself. and of course it harms our bilateral relations. the region's population is comprised of ethnic russians, ukrainians, and molto vents in almost equal proportions. following a 2 year military conflict between them, aldo via nationalist government and local forces in $1092.00, moscow, aided and brokering a piece deal under the agreement, russian forces remained there to provide security for military objects. some local

there shared their views on the government options in others will do it. when that should not happen. we live normally. here we have a normal army and a normal government. i heard that moldova is demanding the withdrawal of russian troops and demilitarization in short to disarm us and then do whatever they want with us. look as it is public, i mean it's every republic has the right to protect itself. so i think everything should remain as it is. i would not like the russian troops to withdraw because they defend our interests. scare civil and i have a negative opinion towards demilitarization because 1st of all, these are troops, they protect us, i would not like it if russian troops left, because when they came here order and peace was established. if they least it's going to be the opposite. moldova former president igor garden has also been the main opposition leader in the country, has slammed the current government's policy and has called on the nation to avoid d, stabilizing the situation in transfer. this comes as mold of

a face as political turmoil, with thousands of residents, protesting against the government and high energy costs. a political analyst told us that moldova rhetoric is aimed at pleasing the west and ukraine is may push g. as in you, you should demilitarization of trends. nestor is on the one hand, the official position of cheer snell. but on the other hand, such a declaration in such a tense time causes great residence because the modern government does not always voice such a position. the fact that they return into the term demilitarization, which implies the withdraw of the russian peace keeping contingent from trends. nestor is perceived both in moscow and teresa pole as a provocation. this was unexpected and suggest that just now is not afraid to use such a term and it's dangerous and can lead to consequences. but one way or another, most of the population of moldova is in favor of neutrality and does not support

radical solutions. according to the latest polls, i believe that the current government of moldova wants to show loyalty to the west into key f. as things are going very badly for them in social and economic spheres, the use the theme of war to show society that they are doing something useful solving some serious problems. but they are creating these problems themselves. that's the way i think the government wants to keep its rating from falling by whipping up fear. ah, nigeria home to africa is most populous nation and biggest economy is gearing up for presidential elections this saturday. here in r t were bringing you special coverage of one of the continents most significant elections this year. with over 93000000 people are registered for the upcoming vote. with 18 candidates to

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