[000:00:00;00] a 4 year investigation starts. watch on r t a after months of intense battles, russia takes control over the eastern part of the city of our to mosque. that's according to the head of the wagner group. our correspondence has an exclusive look at the situation on the ground. behind us is the forward most of the most of and god position of the fragment. troops here in the book moved basically across the river. there's already point over ukrainian troops. a

protestors in georgia. i tend to storm the countries parliament clashes with police as they rally against your draft law that would brand some media outlets and companies as foreign agents. and u. s. and german media outlets claim that a pro ukrainian group was behind the attack on the north during pipelines. but russia dismisses it as an attempt to shift the blame away from the alleged western involvement with coming to live from the russian capital. this is our t international. i'm rachel blevins here with the top stories of the hour. welcome to the program. and we begin with the latest from the city of archer mosque, also known as back, where the head of the wagner group says that russian forces have taken control over the eastern part of the key city. he added that the russian army now has the most modern military capabilities. and that taking control over this city will allow

russian forces to advance further into the drawing bass. yes, you stall, fuels east, the world has not yet encountered the russian army being so well trained and equipped with units that have naughty it entered the battle which have a multitude of modern weapons and intelligence capabilities. perfectly prepared there waiting in the wings to make an entrance up to wagner, hand and tied up to the capture of buck munt. i wanted resolution ens landscape. i am grateful that you have decided to fight in bachman. we ask you to take the elderly and children out of bachman and send normal comic ready units for months or she laughs. kaz van a focal point of fear, is mallows between ukrainian and russian forces, arts, easy garage. it are not followed. wagner, fighters and an exclusive look at the situation on the ground. these 3 apartment block buildings around me, they were ukraine's 1st line of defense in the southern district of the city of bar,

moot, or thomas. among the wagner fighters, they got nicknamed as the 3 arks. basically, they provided perfect cover for their foes and well, the battle for this particular neighbourhood. while it was very difficult, you can hardly walk the streets here. mortar shells were overhead and dropped a few blocks away, an occasional stray bullet whistles and smacks into a brick wall and overwhelming aria of death in which wagner place the main part, nature's horrible. it was hard to push the anime out of here. look at them, braziers on the houses, the animals ready for our attacking. we had to keep our wits about us, their clever removing bricks, to make positions for snipers and machine gunners. you can take them with regular ammunition or had to use artillery to smoke them out. this is how the animals till a retard gets us. there was a house here. now there is nothing. in formerly these fighters are known as musicians,

courtesy the company name. they are often the 1st to meet the full force of new nate who supplied equipment. keeps thirst for their blood is unmatched. what you see here is somewhat a novelty haunt the dumbass front. these are american claymore mines that have been, well, they are quite legendary among those who play video games. here they are very real and they pose a very real threat. last week wagner's strike teams kicked cave troops out of their positions at a local damn. as we approach the new front line, ukraine spares no ammunition to batter the foe. no caliber is too large, so the dam behind us is the forward most of the most oven guard position of the wagner troops here in the southern districts of buck moot, basically across the river in the red building. there's already a reconnaissance and surveillance point of the ukrainian troops were yes, chromosome financed by checking the crates. we know who produced the mines for our

opponents mortar. these boxes were clearly produced in ukraine. see the labels, all of them are green. these ones are made in the czech republic. somebody else makes the one in these boxes, maybe the americans. the whole european union works for them. oscar, and you can see the proof here. here is the dam. you can see what's left of it over there and that red 2 story house is the enemy observation point. when keith forces chose to hole up in the city civilians walk up to a new reality. now they were unwelcome guests in their own homes, mortars rockets and guns to launch them was pawned in their backyards as an eviction notice all road junctions and intersections in bar moot, even minor ones like here. they are fenced off by barbed wire by the ukrainian forces. it clearly shows the sort of resistance the wagner company has to overcome and well that the ukrainian forces have really turned the city into

a fortress. overcoming heavy opposition inevitably comes at a cost. musicians showcased the price. the ukranian side had to pay here. rose wounded here died because they couldn't evacuate them. like this one, for example, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha ha, the there war about 8 enemy combatants here in limbo and hunger is not as suitable shelter. you can see where the roof caved in. it was a direct hit for those who could ran away. the strikes moved further down the road, but these 2 guys couldn't get away. somewhere there is a 3rd one buried under the rubble. they couldn't reach their comrades. they left them here. now they're being eaten by dogs. susan wagner's troops might be just past the overture to their back mood symphony. there's nary a doubt among them though they be the ones to strike the final victories cord. i'm english done of reporting from the dumbass

r t o. now to the capital of georgia where riot police have been dispersing protesters using tear gas and water candidates. that's after rioters broke through a barricade near the country's parliament while attempting to storm the building and a protest against a new foreign agent law. ah . road traffic in the city has been blocked with master rest also reported. some of the protesters were seen drawing molotov cocktails and stones at balise, leaving several officers injured. ambulances arrived to help treat any casualties. earlier on tuesday, the proposed loss sparked clashes between george and lawmakers inside parliament. that's despite the initiative which the u. s. embassy in the country has described as kremlin, inspired being approved by

a majority of m. p. 's artes. marina closer has more details. this a foreign agent law basically means that any organization receiving foreign funding has to register as foreign agents basically that they are working in the interest of the country that has given them those funds. we've seen in the past how such situations have been used by other countries. i want to influence the politics within a particular nation. and this is what they use. they fund opposition movements, either through various n g o. so they try and form public perception by funding, for example, even private news organizations. so the absolute majority, however, all the piece voted in favor of this bill. this just passed the 1st reading, 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, that she fears for the countries future with the west. if this passes,

this law can be cancelled in any way you want from day one. i said i would be to this law and i will be doing it. i do not care about it's article by article discussion. it's similarity to the old american law, which we well know, service completely different purpose, those who support this law and those who loaded for this law or violating constitution, you're taking us all away from europe also so that she stands next to the processors. she's with them, she supports them, and she said that they represent the fleet, georgia today, a georgia that sees itself that sees a feature within europe. this is why we can see some of the crowds there, waving the e u flag chance and slogans of support. they're now even though she said that she could repeal the law for crosses her death, the ruling, the dream party are said to have the parliamentary majority. so it's unclear whether she will be actually able to veto that. now georgia has already been warned by the wes regarding this legislation, for example on tuesday that you need to statement saying that this draft

legislation is incompatible with your values and sanders. and it could serious caution on the country and their relationship in the future. and of course, the united states, back in february, they also issued a statement that the us department, most persons that anyone 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 released by the u. s. embassy enjoys are basically echoing the same sense and today's a dark day for georgia. democracy parliament's advancement of these kremlin inspire laws is incompatible with the people of george's clear desire for european integration and his democratic development. presume these laws will demo george's relations with his strategic partners and undermine the important work of so many georgia organizations working 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 of scenes which resulted already in classes that were seen sort of eerily echoing what we saw and kia back and see 1040 . and after they did wants to sign the e association agreement. so we'll be monitoring the situation and see how it ends, how it unfolds. if this is it, or if we'll continue. we spoke earlier to a political analyst and founder of the seek a foundation who said that western countries are supporting the protesters because the law could hamper their influence. and ga, that is a coastal riley will be between the government wants to have more independence in decision making, not looking at less than arise. the other hand people will seem bad for the device. and so cali from the worst is something that helps us to get better get closer to your future president coming in for having these for western ideas. so she's probably, she's to do, the protested,

but i don't think that even president has more like, it seems that out than our government rest seem to be georgia by bringing this role may be a bit more complicated to be involved in political life of georgia society. that is why you're not this for medical, which has the same tutor. low is again this one because you're not good for medicaid sufficient. don't 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 or the law in north about accepting the in general the kremlin has dismissed the latest reports from western media that lay the blame for the word stream pipeline attack on a quote. pro ukrainian group has a coordinated distraction which draws attention away from previous theories of western involvement and last year is bombing of the russian pipelines. these claims

also contradict a recent investigation by award winning journalist seymour hersh, who alleged that the u. s. government was involved in the attack. officials who have reviewed the intelligence said they believed the savagery were most likely ukrainian, or russian nationals or some combination of the 2 us officials said no american, 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 alleged western role in the pipeline attacks. the western media is bombarded by the news that the investigation into the terrorist attacks against nordstrom has aversion that this is a non russia b, ukrainian groups. i wonder who allows such leaks filling the information space with them. the answer, those 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 backlash 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 seem to not show that he was directly involved, and the suggestion of ukrainian involvement,

whether direct or indirect could have said the delicate relationship between the ukraine and germany. sour in support. to moon 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 state what is already seems to be indicated. and what many

observers are taking note out if russia invade to cram one way or another nord stream to will not move forward. if russian rate that means tanks of truth crossing the border of ukraine. again, there will be, there will be no longer nor stream to we will bring an end to 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, seymour hersh is also indicated that he has further information to reveal regarding the destruction of north stream too. 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 and media analyst, lionel 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. this doesn't say anything. 3 authors,

3 from the once vaunted herald 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 agents, they're, they're correspondent, they're, they're, they're propagandist, who had the modem. if you ask somebody nord stream to a pipeline between russia, germany who would have the motive, who would benefit from this? kui bono, we pro dest, who benefit? 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 is evil, apparently doesn't know. so now you have this which all of us that now let me also

tell you, i don't want to to make it even work be 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 true. and what happened? now come on. come on. why are we even discussing this? how is it to people? what are they happened to say that that really? that was just an expression. when i said something bad would happen, i didn't think you believe 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 oath. how is it that these people happen to go out in a rowboat? it died 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 . we heard from german politicians who say it's easy to figure out who benefits from the sun and the 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 supports among his own people. if you look at the normal investigative journalist in germany, it's not a studio and a newspaper inside the own sling to trans atlantic think tanks very closely and for the government, you made this a tax on all stream wrong and most into 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 version which had been brought in to live by a single hersch seems to me

a bit more likely to be the truth than what happens now. a polar stay own oil company is planning to see russia over the whole of supplies from pipeline that transports oil to eastern europe is by warsaw being inactive proponent of anti russian sanctions. it still lames. moscow for the disruption. 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 from orland, 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 down, low 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 rushing. cynthia, mom and we are not dependent on russian guest supplies at the moment. parkside may be the through the elegy terminals of neighboring countries through which gas quantities come rushing molecules or the gas mix it up that can neither be controlled nor excluded. but german companies do not buy algae gas from russian companies or russia, whatever 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. busy 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 attractive. so it's hardly surprises. for example, that shell oils c e o is now saying that stability of the u. s. energy market makes it more attractive for the company's investments. then, for example, the u. k. or europe and european customers and industry are absolutely the ones bearing the brunt of all these added costs to buy energy and to, to re routed through half the world. now, europe has been saying that it wants to ramp up it's military industrial production . but here in france, they're even struggling to keep making baguettes do the energy cost. so good luck with that guys. meanwhile,

the blocks fearless leaders keep saying that they're strong and independent and don't need russian fuel, even as they keep importing it on the sly. that is until, as we've just seen with poland, russian fuel dumps them. russian president vladimir putin gave a speech dedicated to the celebration of the 8th of march international women's day, which is widely celebrated here in russia. the president congratulated women and presented awards to women in different spheres. he also mentioned the recently reinstated practice of awarding the title of tour mother to mothers who have multiple children who can also spoke about women in challenging trade such as industries, the military and medicine. the topic of traditional values also got to mention as the president once again outlined their importance for the country. not that this that i mean, ah, you, she is racially. both men and women come to this world because of her woman. first

and foremost, this is a special mission gifted by god, and in a normal society it is bellowed above everything else, especially in ours. why, especially that is because we have a healthy society raised in our historic traditions pseudonym, happy international women's day to all of the women watching here to day. and that's all for now. be sure to check out our t dot com for all the latest breaking news and updates. we'll see you right back here at the top of the hour. ah, western capitalism there pliant. corporate media continue to maintain the west is not at war with russia. however, the fact is, data is co belligerent, supplying financial support, arms and diplomatic cover forgive when the west claims. otherwise, it means it's losing

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ah. 2 imagine this, it's immediately after the $911.00 attacks, you're an agent in the transportation security administration in the united states . you see something that could lead to another terrorist attack, and you reported to your supervisors what happens next. they fire you. i'm john kerry aku and you're watching the whistleblowers. ah, today we're talking with t as a whistleblower. robert mclean. bob is both typical and a typical of many national security whistleblowers. he's typical in the respect that he saw evidence of waste fraud abuse or illegality. and he said something about it without any regard for what it would do to his career. he blew the whistle because it was the right thing to do. he paid a very heavy price for it, which will tell you about in a moment. but he's