control appears to be dead in the water. more troubling times i had with moscow warms the west on ukraine that it would respond to if kids were to invade the moldova and breakaway region of funds. yes, the ocean peacekeepers have been stationed for more than 3 decades. finally called on the west to stop abusing unilateral sanctions on the escalating the war in ukraine. in the dialogue on negotiation are the only bible solutions, the conflict and in an interview to going under ground renowned investigative journalist, seymour hersh. thanks down. the alleges us some thoughts of the old st pipelines which he recently exposed in the report. it's been denied by washington. that's the rationale for the mission to make sure that europe and western europe keeps on funnelling, supporting nato, and keep them falling arms into, into what is clearly

a proxy war against russia. with one minute past 4 pm on friday afternoon in moscow. my name is peter scott and wherever you join us from, welcome to 30 minutes of news and analysis. the ocean foreign ministry has issued a warning to the west and ukraine of a response if key were to invade the moldova and breakaway region of trans nestor. we warn the united states naval member countries and the ukrainian wards against any next provocative steps. we consistently advocate resolving all issues through political and diplomatic means. at the same time, no one should have any doubts that the armed forces of the russian federation will adequately respond to the provocation of the key of regime if one should happen. less cost live now to ortiz, steve sweeney to discuss this further. steve, thanks for joining us and what we know so far about this claim,

while we've just heard the statement from the ministry of foreign affairs with some very strong words, now russia has been warning of a possible ukrainian provocation in moldova, where of course, moscow has a troop presence, peace keeping a peacekeeping force based in easton trans, mr. a self proclaimed republic. now moto is pro western prime minister, has appealed to com and dismissed the obligations of this false flag. invasion and attention have been escalating for some time now last week, moldova bound citizens from serbia, from bella, ruth and montenegro, from entering the country. and this they could prove i need. and while ukraine at the moment is being accused of this military build up on the, on the borders of the south proclaim republic, ukrainian drones are reportedly flying overhead as well. now, hey, we have a statement from the russian defense ministry. the russian defense ministry has

recorded a significant accumulation of personnel and military equipment of ukrainian units near the border with trans nestor, 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 peacekeeping force deployed legally interest mister . now as the tensions have escalated, modo has pulled out of a number of treaties, an agreement to a made off to the collapse of the soviet union. and a group of opposition modo, when employees are raising the issue with the o. s. e, after warning, russia of the possible provocations or the former president of motor over his appeal to ukraine to resolve the matter peacefully. while, as we've heard, russia remains committed to dialogue over the contest barrier. ukraine, me moll has may remain tight lipped on the claims and i will bring you more details

as we have them will be waiting for the and us artes. steve sweeney. thanks very much for breaking that down for us. mold overs. former presidents ego donna who is also the main opposition leader in the country, slammed the current government's policy and has called on the nation to avoid destabilizing the situation in trans mr. this comes as moldova faces political turmoil with thousands of residents, protesting against the government and high energy costs. a particular unlisted told us that mulder was rhetoric is aimed at pleasing. the west and ukraine is made, which is that any issue demilitarization of trans nestor is on the one hand, the official position of just now. but on the other hand, such a declaration in such a tense time causes great resonance because the modern government does not always voice such a position. the fact that they returned to the term demilitarization, which implies the withdraw of the russian peace keeping contingent from trends.

nestor is perceived both in moscow and her support 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 more dover, is in favor of neutrality and does not support radical solutions. according to the latest polls, i believe that the current government of more dover wants to show loyalty to the west and to kiev, 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. and at the latest, from the front lines in don bass, russian troops with wagner group leading the assaults have taken control of the village of their healthcare, north of the ukrainian health city of our char mosque. also,

knowns backwards is artesia mikasa with more oh, the village that we're talking about is only about a 7 kilometers away from the city of out of jail mosque, which should the korean government have 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 arch almost. now this latest development 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 pr, goshen, or russian forces could capture our tom of sometime in early to mid spring. now he noted that the exact timing is now difficult to predict because kia continues to

receive military aid from the west. now our 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 onto 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 ask and chrome 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. well, this comes as ukrainian forces have shelled residential areas in a ton of al your skin. the have san region that's according to local authorities. and apartment building was heavily damaged and local authorities say that the ukrainian army shelter 17 lodge, 17 shells there. and as of now we have no reports of casualties as follows.

tuesday's attack on the next, when 6 civilians were killed and an attack on the area on a. so see if you install some burg stands for further arm supplies to key of saying the weapons are a way of achieving piece china bronze. the miniature block as having a cold war mentality which has escalated the conflict. china doesn't have much credibility because they have not been able to condemn the illegal invasion of ukraine. so meaning that if we want a peaceful, negotiate the solution where ukraine pervades the sovereign in the plantation, then we need to support ukraine military now. military support to day is the way to achieve a peaceful agreement. to morrow, that added issue with all these major crisis shows that cold war mentality will lead to division and confrontation, although the cold war concluded all 3 decades ago, the 0 sum game and it's mentality still exists. more 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 in the conflicts you and i to help. this comes as china asks the will to prevent the conflicts from even further escalation, saying that leaders must come to the negotiating table. and museum piece talks is foreign ministry published at all points. political settlement plan, which includes the condemnation of the west's unilateral sanctions that places on countries across the globe. china poses feel actual sanctions, unauthorized, but he went security council relevant contra should 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, china believe that any kind of the unilateral sanctions that is unauthorized by the un security council. which 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 created pre 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 basic, based on the grounds of talks, but also different layers of ideas. given the current to situation, china has been always, are calling for peace. and china has me all the saying that it wants to play a constructive role in this re hard, including 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 peace. so not only the 2 sides, but also the entire international community should support the people resolution or political resolution of the current situation. less cross live now to joseph gregory mahoney. professor the east china normal university in shanghai. thanks so

much for joining us this evening. now 1st of all, just get your thoughts. 1 on this proposed piece on by china. well 1st, the policy was preceded immediately by a carefully consider statement of principles and a white paper on china's global security initiatives. where key concepts like indivisible security were described. the point here is that china's proposal is derived from a comprehensive vision, not just about problems in ukraine, but worldwide. second, proposal speaks clearly to key concerns on both sides assistant with what we should expect from a major, mature, and neutral power. the 3rd successful piece proposals do not begin with a lot of hype or superfluous details, or they are solemn and get straight to the point. we do not see china hyping, this pose of which on public image. in fact, it's taking considerable risk here on the 4th, the key to this proposal,

any like it is to get as quickly as possible to a cease fire that would slow if not stop the tragedy and open the door for additional causes. again, i think the proposal emphasizes this, so what other countries have supported beijing's preference for this solution? this type of diplomatic solution? no, there are only 2 countries. a primary concern here, russia and ukraine. the comments i've seen from ukraine thus far are encouraging, not abusive, but encouraging. but many countries around the world would like to see peace and don't care who leaves it. these include india, brazil, and turkey. the bulk of asia, including east south and southeast and central asia, the middle east, africa, and south america. but again, i think china has deliberately not hi, this proposal. and those were ready for peace for taking a wait and see approach. i think this is sensible. now that nato chief insults has

dismissed the plan out, writes, and is in support of sending more arms to ukraine, and he is obviously followed suits there behind nate. so what do you think is behind these different approaches from nature in the you on china? well, 1st, nato is opposed in part because nato is a military organization, one that's led above all by the united states. now the culture of the us military is always oriented towards fighting. there's an institutional aggressiveness that only understands one way forward. and this is doubly true here because nato is exploiting this conflict to expand in ways previously unimagined with soaring budgets, prestige and power. but behind all of this is a u. s. g o strategic game, one that wants to reinforce it's a gemini, over europe, knock russia down, and then leverage those gains if realized against china. now 2nd, i don't think the you, in an absolute sense is opposed to peace. the rhetoric i'm seeing from you and

european national politicians aside from a for a few, including i think mac wrong, who i think is slowly coming back to a census. is consistent with washington and western mainstream media. narratives that have simply overwhelmed the discourse. on the one hand, some people appear to have lost their minds or don't mind so much that some countries like germany had been knocked back. on the other hand, others seem unable to speak more sensibly about matters because they fear alienating us or the own populations. many of whom are also vulnerable to anti russia and antique china propaganda, which has been demonizing both countries for many years, accusing them of the worst crimes pointing fingers firstly at president putin and president she and then claiming the west has done nothing to prove any response from either side, they've all been sucked into this narrative and been trapped by it no longer able to think reasonably about realistic solutions to a complex security issue. that said, this conflict came last year at

a very difficult time for europe, making many lives worse. many europeans were and remain frightened and angry by these developments. these emotions were still intense and do not favor the sort of less emotional, more rational approaches needed to solve this problem. not just staying with the install, somebody needs a chief. he also said that some the china doesn't have the credibility. what do you think you would make that statement after china issued that said a piece plan? well, antique china, hawks and nato are nothing new. that said, the nato chief appears sympathetic. it seems to washington's ongoing efforts to expand nato to confront china a given his recent trips to asia. i've also wondered whether he appreciates norway's incredible windfall and energy sales since the conflict began. and i wondered if seymour hersh is account of nordstrom's destruction. it is true if he

help coordinate that mission. well, joseph gregory mahoney, professor arts, east china normal university in shanghai. i'm afraid that's all we've got time for, but thanks very much for sharing your thoughts today on that piece. fund proposed by china. thank you. the alleged us sabotage of the north street pipelines was aimed at cutting off europe from affordable russian gas. well, that's at least is according to the pulitzer prize winning journalist seymour hersh, who was speaking exclusively to austin. my son's, the ongoing underground or the washington denies any involvement, he describes the timeline starting with the negotiation secret negotiations out in washington. we have not seen any actual delivery of a legal aid, but look, we have seen our signs on indications that china may be planning and considering and to supply a aid to russia. onshore should not do that. thought this

was in a bad idea. they gave the white house some options to maybe bluff or convince were putting at the cost is going to be very high and but then when the white house blue, bye talk publicly about this within 3 weeks of the briefing information he got and victoria lewis both within a 3 week period and late january, early february of last year, both said publicly, well, we know we can stop at and maybe be let me, let me. so the news congress if, if a we will south 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. so how will you do it? he said, let me tell you, we know how to do it. we could do it language like that. and at that point, the guys in the group were upset because it was supposed to be a 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 serious issue. there wasn't going to be a cakewalk for the ukrainians, like it, some people in the press route. at that point, the group that made it possible. understood, he did it for political purposes period. it's not going to help the war. and what it does, what he was doing it for was a prevent germany and western europe if case, winter came quickly from opening up the pipeline. the german government had, they had done the sanction. they had stopped the pipeline, but the german government had the right to open up the new one. and that was wanted by, that's the rational for the mission to make sure that europe and western europe keeps on funnelling, supporting nato and keeps. i'm following arms into into what is clearly a proxy war against russia that's being fought right now for published on february

8th, the reports alleged the pipelines were mind by u. s. navy dive in june last year. the journalist claimed that washington used nato military drill. does cover for the operation with assistance from norway, according to the reports job by the made the decision of the 9 month of consultations with the security advisors. and the claims have been denied by both washington on the you. the officials dismissing them speculation and even fiction or from all revelations, from the man who previously exposed us war crimes in vietnam, and iraq will have the full interview with seymour hersh on going underground rights. her on oxy. this saturday. well state side us house minority leader hakim jeffries was grilled by journalist for the vendor and assess the exchange seeking to gloss over a direct question of the u. s. involvement. in the sabotage of the north stream pipeline, he was accused of putting american lives at risk one, i've got no information to suggest that the united states was involved in bombing to know that because he was, you would have been, you weren't read on it, sir,

that does not silence me so you can hear me right now. i want you to say something about the bombing, we're going to continue to stay with the ukrainian do not. you want to know more. again, we need to please. we need cart. c ahead bonnie: we need he hawks, i am not going to take this. it's a it's you are meeting my receipt did leave and read the accuracy. it's a now between now and that and that'll be fine. yeah. my number and a not later. right. how about i you can dive deeper into the node stream blast investigations as well as hear from the american investigative journalist who shows

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