a jewish barrel, sharp little bit when it brings you, ah ah, after months of intense battles, russia takes control over the eastern part of this city of the almost also known as bach mood that's according to the head of the wagner, private military company. ah, protesters in georgia attempt to storm the countries parliament amid clashes with police as they raleigh against the drop law that would brand some media outlets foreign agents and us and german media outlets playing

a pro ukrainian group was behind the attack on the north train pipelines but russia dismisses that as an attempt to shift the blame from the elected western involvement. ah, good afternoon for martine or national studios in moscow, and welcome to the ours top news stories across the globe. i'm fear allies about the head of the wagner. private military company. you have guinea, pretty gorgeous, says russian forces have taken control over the eastern part of the city, of the almost also known as back, moot. for months the city has become a focal point of furious battles between ukrainian and russian forces. archie romano court of reporting from the don. yes. republic has more. we have heard from the ahead of the year. her private military company, wagner, eve guinea, a pre gulshan than a he said that his volunteer units are currently in control over in sire eastern

part of our cham, off sca city here in dunn ask republic, that's a key of regime have renamed as a bach with a few years ago now that city is a far paramount significance to both russia and ukraine. forgive, it's important to holds on, in order to keep up the morale in the army and keep in sacks, it says 70 kilometer defensive line. while for russia taking control of our it's almost school mean at direct routes wards, the cities of sly bounced and crumb a tourist and gaining control over their efforts to take control over arch almost have been viewed differently by the west over time in the early stages western officials and media claimed that it's of principle importance to ukraine to day when russia controls a large part of the city, they're saying that losing the battle for our it's almost, there's absolutely no strategic value to key of it is not strategically important.

the city itself is not that strategically important. there is little strategic value. um, it's not a military hub, is not a communications hub ross and concerns try to take the strategic town of back that was all earlier in the strategic town of bah motes. it could lead to the full, a sloppy hands can comp tools as well. the 2 most important cities in the don master. meanwhile, the ukranian army have reportedly been destroying critical infrastructure as they retreat from arch, almost because several bridges and exam were blown up in order to slow down the russian encirclement of the city of our channels. oh, so a number of videos have also appeared on line where ukrainian troops and foreign mercenaries are seen lead exam. that's old city. doing that's mostly on foot, according to russia's defense minister survey, chicago losses of ukrainian troops in february exceeded $11000.00 service men,

which has a more than 40 percent higher than the law office of ukrainian military in january chicago. also noted that in this regard and that the quote, the indifference of the key of regime to its people which does not take into account the huge human losses in favor of western curators is surprising. yes, richard, your other respite to unprecedented military help from western countries. the enemy suffers significant losses. ukrainian armed forces casualties have increased by 40 percent compared to the month before, as ukraine lost more than 11000 people in february. but the key of regime for the sake of its western curators does not take into account these huge human losses. taking control of our thomas will allow the russian army to advance deep into the defense of the armed forces of ukraine. our tomb of ski is an important center of defense for ukrainian troops in the dumbass and its liberation continues. as for

the situation here in the capital of the an escrow public, well the residential areas of the city are still under constant heavy artillery shelling by ukraine. though it's really evidence that the shelling indeed has become less intensive, and the old that is credited gee to success of russian artillery aviation and ground troops efforts on the outskirts of the next. meanwhile, a new prisoner of war exchange has taken place between russia and ukraine. 90 russian service men returned home from captivity and are now undergoing treatment and rehabilitation. officials say their lives were in danger prior to their release . r t correspondence, sophia newness reports. russia. ukraine had swapped $220.00 prisoners in one of the largest exchanges of the year long conflict. on tuesday, the russian defense ministry announced that it had secured the release of 90 o vic service men who were in mortal danger while in the tv. and now those troops

have been brought to moscow for medical and psychological assistance. meanwhile, the head of the office of the president of ukraine wrote on telegram that $130.00 ukrainian to for free, including for service women, the latest field w swap, took place on the eve of international women's day. and there is no doubt the best for mothers daughters weiss and sisters of the really soldiers on both sides. nathan, as soon as i'm finally home, i'm so happy and my family's over joy. oh, there's nothing better than the feeling that you have come back home. i called my family to let them know my mother was in tears. if i'm unable to express what i'm feeling right now, i'm shaking in sight. i simply cannot describe this feeling. we were just gathered out one day and told that we are coming home. we were shocked, i told my family, my mom cried. my daughter and wife were incredibly happy. i am so grateful to the russian governments that were not forgotten so far over 900 fresh soldiers have

been freed in prisoners changes. that's based on the information released by the russian ministry of defense in the georgian capital to believe the riot police have been dispersing protesters with tear gas and water cannons. that's after riders broke through a barricade near the country's parliament while attempting to storm the building. in a protest against a new foreign agent law. ah, road traffic in the city has been blocked with mass arrests also reported. some of the protesters receive throwing molotov cocktails and stones at police, leaving several officers injured. ambulances arrived to help treat any casualties.

on december 1, earlier on tuesday, the proposed law spark clashes between georgian law makers inside parliament. that's despite the initiative which the u. s. embassy into police. he has described as kremlin, inspired. being approved by a majority of m. p. r t correspondent, marina coastal river has more details. this, a foreign agent law basically means that any organizations receive and foreign funding have to register as foreign agents basically that they are working in the interest of the country that is given them. those funds. we've seen in the past how such situations have been used by other countries that want to influence the politics within a particular nation. and this is what they use. they fund opposition movements, either for various and deos, or the time form public perception. by funding, for example, even private news organizations. so the absolute majority, however often piece voted in favor of this bill. this just passed the 1st reagan,

so there will be more. however, the president of the country already spoke out and said that she's absolutely against this bill, and she's such fears for the country's future with the west. if this passes, it's gone. this law can be cancelled in any way you want from day one. i said i would veto this law and i will veto it. i do not care about its article, my article discussion. it's similarity to the old american law, which we well know serves as completely different purposes. those to support this law and those who voted for this law are violating constitution. you're taking us all away from europe also said that the sands next to the process is with them to support them. and she said that they represent the fleet, georgia today at georgia. that sees itself, that sees its heater within europe. this is why we can see some of the crowds there waving the new flag and then chancing slogans of support that. now even though she said that she could repeal the life across as her das the ruling a dream party are set to have the parliamentary majority say some clear weather. so

the actually able to veto that. now, georgia has already been warned by the west. the garden, this legislation, for example, on tuesday, the even use the statement saying that this draft legislation is incompatible with e values and sanders. and it could have serious the precautions on the country and their relationship in the future. and of course, the united states, back in february, they also a service statement, and a u. s. department smokes course and said any one votes and for this legislation could also jeopardize george's relationship with europe and the united states. and also let's have a look at the statements when these by the u. s. embassy influence are basically echoing the same sentiments today's a dark day for george's democracy. parliament's advancement of these kremlin inspired laws is incompatible with the people of george's clear desire for european integration and his democratic development pursued these laws will demo george's relations with his strategic partners and undermined the important work of so many

georgian organizations were, can to help their fellow citizens, the process and the draft laws, res, real questions about the ruling parties, commitment to euro, atlantic integration. so we have the stand off, it seems which resulted already in classes as we've seen. sort of equally echoing what we saw and key of back in 2014. and after that they didn't want to sign the e. so seems in agreement. so we'll monitor the situation and see how it ends, how it unfolds. if this is it, or if we'll continue, let's cross live now with our chills, the current, let's say political analyst and founder of the call foundation. welcome. we understand your georgia right now, and could you tell us a little bit about the situation on the ground and what's been happening over the last 24 hours? hi, thanks for having me. yes, i am in billing. yesterday. i was watching the tuition on the ground. well,

currentnursing is all the right time you pro processes left and out of the georgia club. ready simply leaving and they do on the regular basis. it may sound like that. don't keep police actually like this are being and people think about this low. but if you are me, i think people argue that some of them present georgia people who must be very cautious about that. so what is happening is nowadays in that particular position called own protection to gather again from 3 p. m, and processed again. but i think that this time, this process will be much more peaceful because the re, e to on the road to later on with the minute part or professor taking special test courses was something that is not acceptable from missouri to georgia . people now the georgia president is currently visiting the us. she says she

supports the protesters that mean she's inciting the protest. it. well, i think that the situation is much more complicated. so what happens here that there is a rivalry between the government wants to have now saved more independence in decision making. not looking at western arrive and all of that. and the other hands are people who seem that holy devices don't call the phone. the worst is something that helps us to get better get closer to your future. so this, this is actually what present the support president is really, really popular. he's not foreclosure, but she's coming in for a lease from western idea. so she's probably, she's to do, the protested, but i don't think that even president has more money than our government. now in terms of perspectives, the us itself has a law targeting so called board agents. so why do western officials think that

that's acceptable? while george's new law is not lacking that because it's all about interest actually . so we all know the ga was in is too highly dependent on actually western support. and those people who are supporting georgia were to push ga, didn't go to k. they ideas interesting because the duration at some point the tourist me, they roach, so the gender, people may think one have one choice and this will supporting in financing another insurance and heroes are the question happening so rest safe. the georgia might really slow if may be a bit more complicated to be involved in clinical life of georgia society. that is why you're not this for medical region has the same was true to law, is again this one because you're not the america insufficient. don't really want to

have some obstacle. the thing is with you, but i would like to mention that having any will, doesn't mean they can make some barriers. and so both execution of the law in north accept before in general. now georgia applied for you membership last year, but the used foreign policy chief, joseph burrell, said the draft law was a very bad development for the country and could affect its ties with the blogs. what do you think of that statement? i think that you made so many were the mistakes and so many exceptions that this law is not taught that can actually make george's life to your complicated if don't get our money and go all the other part of the practice will follow the spirit of the law, well it is the speed of the law. you cannot be, i'm not sure where the georgia dream will follow it. but let's pick not the transparency so we should all also know which phonetic who and why, what is why and or tuesday not tuesday. and it's not only about the russian income

. it's all also about the western man, the chinese money and all other money. so some pressure protestors haven't seen waving american flags and you flags which has led some people to compare these events to the 2014 might on coo, do you see any similarities? are these protests actually organic? actually, no, i mean, comparing john joe with russia, georgia to come is, i think, is a nice living. you formation. just society has some general agreement that can be broken . so for example, the one, the simple or all the that government can be change on this through election. so revolutions all this, you know, something the georgia brother just decide to except, and the reaction is actually the stating work is the reaction of general society that yes, of course we may processed. we may look great with lots of tacky parliament trying to say the problem is not our way to europe. so if you have any point,

if you disagree with something, they protest, you're afraid to do this. try to fight for your rights by going to election to try and try to save the problem and building this on acceptable or chills they cut this say political analytics. the confound ation. founder, thank you. thank you. the kremlin spokesman has dismissed the latest reports from western media that lay the blame for the north stream pipeline attack on a pro ukrainian group as coordinated destruction, which draws attention away from previous theories of western involvement in last year. the bombing of the russian pipelines these claims also contradict the recent investigation by pulitzer prize winning journalist seymour hersh. well ledge that the u. s. government was involved in the attack. officials who have reviewed the intelligence, said they believed this saboteurs were most likely ukrainian, or russian nationals or some combination of the 2

u. s. officials said no american or british nationals were involved. the boat that was allegedly used for the secret operation is said to be a yacht rented from a company based in poland, apparently owned by 2 ukrainians in response to these latest claims. russia's foreign ministry spokeswoman also says the reports are an attempt to distract from the elected western role in the pipeline attacks. the western media is bombarded by the news that the investigation into the terrorist attacks against nordstrom has a version that this is a non russia, b, ukrainian groups. i wonder who allows such leaks filling the information space with them. the answer bills who do not want to conduct an investigation in the legal field and are going to divert the attention of the audience from the facts in every possible way. instead of leaks the western regimes involved in the incident should respond to official requests from the russian side. and at the very least take into account the materials of the hersch investigation. instead of replacing them with

anonymous, throw whence? well, washington is trying to now explain the situation in response to all the back last they received sams, pulitzer prize winning journalist seymour hersh, revealed in his documentation and his reporting that he feels strongly that it is washington and the white house who is responsible for the destruction of the nord stream to pipeline. now this new report published by the new york times says that it was not the white house on rather what's the blame shifting it away from the west on to what it says were some ukrainians and some russians. and they also seemed to not show that here was directly involved any suggestion of ukrainian involvement, whether direct or indirect could have said the delicate relationship between the ukraine and germany. sour in support among the german public that has swallowed high energy prices in the name of solidarity. now berlin has taken note of this

report that seems to show the involvement of pro ukraine groups and the destruction of the north stream to pipeline. and it certainly raises questions as germany was the biggest country to suffer as a result of the pipelines destruction. i raises questions about germany, the biggest economy in the european union. i and it's continued relationship with government in kia law. now it's important to know out that the white house has been silent in response to the revelations from seymour hersh regarding the north stream to pipeline at its destruction. many look on and say this is probably because they don't want to obviously stay to what is already seems to be indicated. and what many observers are taking no doubt if russia and they to cram one way or another nord stream to will not move forward. if russia reach meas, tanks or troops crossing the border of ukraine, again,

there will be there will be no longer a north stream to we will bring an end of snap. danish officials are going to allow inspection of the site where the nord stream to pipeline was destroyed according to a recent leak that was received. there has been silence from the white house and now it appears this new report from the new york times that sites anonymous intelligence officials seems to be basically letting the white house off the hook and letting western powers off the hook and providing here with an alibi on that seems to be what's going on. now at this point we've got see more her saying that he doesn't think that the white house of u. s. government will ever admit what they did regarding nordstrom to here's what he said. the last thing the white house, look, i'm telling you the never going to say the never going to say i surrender the just never going to do it. now see more hers is also indicated that he has further

information to reveal regarding the destruction of nord stream to and this new report is being highly awaited. and there's a lot of anticipation to see what further details. seymour hersh has to reveal and light up today's piece from the new york times. legal immediate analysts line all says the mainstream media has resorted to repeating, instead of reporting while failing to carry any actual facts. i have read this story. 10 times i keep thinking they, they must have cut off a portion of this just doesn't say anything. 3 authors, 3 from the once vaunted harold in new york times mainstream media today. i don't of it's american event western by mainstream media are repeaters, not reporters. they repeat their proxies, their agent, they're, they're correspondent, they're, they're,

they're propagandist who had the motor. if you ask somebody nord stream to a pipeline, russian, germany who would have the motive who would benefit from this kui bono, we protest who benefits ask yourself and the 1st thing is i was russia. how does that work? well, because there so evil what. what? yes, because this evil nose, no nose, no sanity is what does evil apparently doesn't know. so now you have this which alma said, now let me also tell you, i don't want to to make it even more complicated or, or seemingly complicated because it is so obvious. when you have 2 leading officials saying, if you do this, that nord scream is through. what happened? now come on. come on. why are we even discussing this?

how is it to people? what do they happened to say that really? that was just an expression. when i said something bad, what happened? i, i didn't think it really what happened. and the 3rd question which nobody is, may be explaining to me. and i'm just a layman. i'm just, i don't know anything about demolitions. i've never destroyed anything under water or above water for that matter. doesn't it? take a lot of effort, aren't these pipelines really encased in concrete or steel, or when you leave something that important, unattended in the ocean? how is it that these people happen to go out in a rowboat? it dive down. i don't know how many meters use whatever equipment is available to story is so preposterous from the beginning. and meanwhile,

nobody is ever said to seymour hersh. you're incorrect because of such and such. are your fax or that? that's papa. it's the very fact that we're discussing this is a testament to the power of whoever is controlling the narrative. because this is obvious. german politician throb teenie meyer and mountain bowler, say it's easier to figure out who benefits from the sudden switch of suspects. i call it a weapon of mass destruction. so they want to blame everybody else, but not themselves. of course, they would never admit that. but if time goes by a d n, people will understand those who really have an interest where the united states of america. it is also because mr. biden is facing a re election campaign that is going to start at the end of this year. beginning of

next year, so he has to win some support among his own people. if you look at the normal investigative journalists in germany, it's not the studio. and the newspaper inside the own sling to friends atlantic think tanks very closely and for the government, you made this a tax on most stream wrong and more seem to what's in danger of the security of germany. and now there is least like that, that must be some reason. so i think the russian, which had been brought in to live by a single hersch seems to me a bit more likely to be the truth than what's happened now. a polish state owned oil company is planning to soon russia over the halt of supplies via a pipeline that transports oil to eastern europe despite warsaw being an active

proponent of anti russian energy sanctions. it's phil blum's, moscow for the destruction. after president joe biden's visit, the russians stopped pumping oil to poland. we will now take legal action and assert claims. let me get this straight. poland is up said that russia won't take poland money any more. pullin has been going out of its way to act as ukraine's teacher's pack within the ear, going round publicly, bullying. it's fellow european allies for doing business with russia. just a few days ago. the polish defense minister said on state tv quote, there is no doubt it was germany's policy that help routine to get money, which he used to strengthen his army. nord stream is an example. although we were called russ a phobic. we warned against it. we're talking billions that poland has sent to russia for energy as the german ambassador to the country has pointed out. now poland even promised to end all russian oil imports by the end of last year. so you

think that they would welcome this development? but now the same c, e o of poland state energy firm orlan, is complaining that the evil russian oil has stopped flowing into poland, which was the largest importer of russian oil to the whole of e u in january, consisting of about 10 percent of its supply and when confronted with that fact, the same c, e o's defense was basically that he just didn't know how to shut off the top. there were 2 contracts, one contract expired in january, the other expires in 2024. it is difficult to break a contract without sanctions. we would expose ourselves to large fines and that money would go to put in any way we would pay for the oil that we didn't even receive. so he said that he really, really liked to shut off that russian oil to poland, but that he couldn't do that without getting fined for breaking

a business contract with russia. so it be better to just keep paying for the russian or well then to have to pay a massive fine for stopping it. little buddy, looks like your problems are all solved because it sounds like moscow is basically now stopped and he won't have to pay the fines. so what's the problem? unless of course, he really didn't want to break poland, long term relationship with russian oil and was just telling everyone that they were only dating casually, you know, until something or someone better came along and offered some other supply. speaking of dating on the download german economy minister, robert havoc also said this week that berlin doesn't have a formal relationship with russian gas after someone mysteriously blew it up along with the nord stream pipelines, regimes and get momentum. we are not dependent on russian guest supplies at the moment. mark side may be that through the elegy, terminals of neighboring countries through which gas quantities come rushing

molecules or the gas makes it out to click can neither be controlled nor excluded. but german companies do not buy algae gas from russian companies or russia. what he makes a sound like rushing yas, his imposing itself on germany like some kind of a crazy acts like, well, we tried to get it off our line, but it just wouldn't leave us alone. so they're acting like it's not really their fault if they're still playing some kind of light foot see under the table with russian fuel, the american c. e o of chevron. mike worth recently pointed out that indeed europe is still getting russian fuel that it's just taking the long way around from russia going through unsanctioned countries. and obviously that's going to mean that it's more expensive and also introduces more potential risks in a much larger supply chain. which conveniently makes us natural gas a lot more.