ah ah ah, moscow strikes key targets and several ukrainian cities, including in the countries capital of p, as a response to terrorist attacks. and russia is brianca region, according to russia's defense ministry, assassination attempt in moldova trans news to read it, bargaining senior officials has been forwarded. that's according to local authorities who say ukrainian agents were behind the plan. oh, political opposition and the republic of georgia refused to end mass demonstrations

despite the national parliament pulling the controversial legislation that ignited the protest. are correspondent, witnesses the chaos in the nation's capital. protesters here there, alarming leave organized. they know how to move the unit known to retreat as a unit. they're playing basically like a real, a warfare with the police here it's, it's crazy with coming to live from the russian capital. this is our t international. i merger blevins here with the top stories of the our welcome to the program. and we begin with the latest from the conflict, a new crane where the russian armed forces have struck key targets and several cities, including the countries capital of the russian events. ministry says the operation was in response to key as terrorist acts inside of russia earlier this month, or his own, if at all in response to the terrorist actions organized by the key regime on march

. second, this year in the brians region, the armed forces of the russian federation inflicted a massive retaliation strike high precision, long range, air see, and land based weapons, including the dagger hypersonic missile system hit key elements of ukraine's military infrastructure enterprises of the military. industrial complex. as well as facilities that provide energy to them. the target of the strike has been achieved . all assigned objects have been hit. according to the defense ministry, russia launched a massive retaliatory strike using hypersonic missiles. officials say that some key elements of you crazy military infrastructure companies of the military industrial complex, as well as energy facilities that supply them with power were hit. now apart from that, defense ministry says that ukraine in attack drone vases were also destroyed. also, the strikes disrupted the rail, a transfers of ukrainian army reserves and foreign weapons and destroyed maintenance and repair facilities of military equipment, as well as disabled the production of ammunition. ukraine claims that 11 people

were killed. however, russia's defense ministries has said time. and again, that it only sorry is critical military infrastructure. now on thursday afternoon, air rate alerts remained in place throughout ukraine earlier and thursday morning online footage showed smoke rising and the one of the districts of the crate in capital mayor and form a professional boxer of its alex ish gal, confirmed explosions and emergency electricity, black house were introduced now a desa harkell for were also without energy, according to local authorities. his explosions were also recorded in the various places across ukraine. basically, the entire country is under air arrayed alerts. now several trains of the ukrainian railways have been delayed for hours due to the absence of power. meanwhile, here in the nest, ukraine used american maids multiple launch rocket systems called high mars and civilians. one person killed and 2 were wounded at a civilian bus depot,

near the net sca, according to officials, 6 high marsh rockets were launched. hor were intercepted and to reach the civilian target and to the break away moldova, in region of trans nice dirt right along the ukrainian border. where authorities say they have thwarted a terrorist attack, allegedly perpetrated by ukrainian national security agents targeting several senior local officials. multiple suspects have been detained. ortiz, marina, kosher, has more on the story. this saw terrorist attack, or assassination attempts was supposed to take place in the sensor of terrorists ball, which is of the capital of the breakaway region trans mr. and it was targeting the leader all for transistor vadim accustomed sail ski, that wanted to use a land or a landrover. and that's where they had the explosives, 8 kilograms of hexagon explosives, as well as wires screws knots to basically maximize the impact. and according to

sources, was spoken to the impact would have been the radius hundreds of meters. and it would have, would have seen dozens of casualties if in fact this happened. and it wasn't only the head of a trans nice trio, but also other high level officials that there were targeting now has multiple arrests. had the made one of them in particular, 40 year old man who was already a local criminal who moved to odessa some 12 years ago in ukraine. and apparently there he joined the ukraine security services. this is what he claims now, because the suspects are confessing from what we hear from the regional minister of defense. and they claim that it was ukraine security services who organized this and also coordinated this out. but of course, as we know, ah, it was afford said, now let's hear some more from what the prosecutor of trends this cheryl, what he had to say about this attack, mr. de bloomberg to sean the place where this terrorist attack was supposed to

occur show. so said it was meant to target talk government officials and to no less extent in foot numerous civilian casualties. the terrorist attack was prepared to be conducted in the center of the city of to ross paul among a large number of our citizens. now a criminal case has been opened and also we know that the head of a transmission was back in his office with maximum security, as you can imagine. and they are planning for possible scenarios of a reaping to make sure that they are ready. they also want answers from ukraine and based on what the suspects have told them in mainland moldova, the government there says they have no idea what is going on there for nothing about any terrorist attack and trans mr. so this is where we're at right now. the outrage against a proposed law to require foreign influence to come out of the shadows. that's what set off the political opposition in the republic of georgia to say mass protest

won't end despite the parliament scrapping the controversial foreign agents bill. the legislation was cancelled after 2 nights of coordinated violence with western partners condemning the theory that n g o and the like. need to show where the money is coming from our donald quarter reports from the nation's capital. despite the george and parliament caving into the main demands of the the, the main demand rather of these protesters to draft that bill. the opposition has declared they are going to continue these protests that have seen writers carrying european union flags and even american flags. here for 2 nights in a row now, now this draft bill in question of course would have seen non governmental organizations in the country that receive over 20 percent of their funding from foreign sources to register as foreign agencies. it's important to understand that the united states has had a law like this long before it threatens organizations that fail to register with criminal penalties and jail time for its employees. so it is

a bit ironic that it was the united states that actually threatened georgia with sanctions after the parliament trial past this draft law and threatened them with sanctions if they did not repeal that. so i've been here throughout the action space specifically last night, and as i said, you know, the protests have been anything but peaceful. we saw molotov cocktails and fireworks shot at the police. we've seen a barricades being built. we've seen protesters to facing government buildings and businesses. we also saw them try to a storm the parliament building. this is, these are events that many have said are reminiscent of the euro. my don coup d'etat back and key of ukraine in 2014. so i was on the ground there, i saw it with my own eyes, and i was regularly caught in the crossfire between tear gas deployed by the police and the rocks and fireworks molotov cocktails that were thrown by by protesters. ah,

i protest her sir. alarmingly organized, like they know how to move as a unit, they know into retreat as a unit. they don't leave anyone behind the advances the unit. they're playing basically like guerrilla warfare with the police here it's, it's crazy. it's never like any sort of protests i've ever seen in my life. oh, you can see here the front of the protest. they just picked up a benches in or right scooters and created a makeshift barricade out of it. there's a practice similar stuff that we've been seeing since these will test riots again last night. they're doing exactly the same thing with

fireworks. the police and the police are responding with water. moses. i them that's we can, you can hear on the loudspeaker is basically warning all the protesters to leave. otherwise the movies are going to run them down with you can see a number of people were just arrested with growing up your gas back at the police. all with

that, a lot of your gas basically the entire street, even where they're not shooting to your gas is all all ready filled with tear gas being pulled by the wind. ah. and just a day before the protest rocked the george and capitol, the us assistant secretary of international narcotics and law enforcement affairs, arrived there to meet with local officials. addressing the media. todd robinson slammed the foreign agents law as a russian one, saying it was designed to drive georgia away from the west. this is a law based on russia's interest, not george's interest. and we think it's in george's entry to we're work closely towards euro atlantic integration. this law doesn't do that.

we don't think it's the right thing for georgia. more importantly, georgia still think it's the right thing for georgia. i find it condescending from an american official to comment on what is george's interest. and basically, what i see here is that the united states is not even trying to hide, that it has its fingers involved in these protests the same way that they were involved back in 2004 in the coolest actually to happen in georgia. that also happened in key. of course, my don, what is really even more dangerous compared to that time is the attempt that is more than obvious from natal and the us to destabilize at the same time. self get caucuses, author this, of course, it is not surprising that the united states and nato as a whole,

are trying to the stabilize countries that are in close proximity to russia. and maybe even perhaps to open our frontline, which, which can really escalate. the conflict happening in ukraine to a whole different level to go further in depth on nestle's cross live now to pierre and manual to mon, a geopolitical expert and chief euro continent. thanks so much for taking the time to join us on the program today. now we know that an american diplomat just happens to be endured as capital the day before political riots break out. what do you make of the timing and of his comments on the repealed foreign agents law? well, this is her classic part tongue offered origin change attempt a by your n g o z,

a finance to buy your sorrows under united states behind or in the context of you quinn in crisis, but also are in the context of a longer historic. our perspective, but are united states food each n g o's are having been trying to westernize the societies and are which means americanization of a society trying to to, to find are actually a foreign age. it was on the tillery of countries around russia, and especially in former ussr countries, to try to, to foster regime change to whatever new governments are eager to, to choose. are you on nato enlargement,

in order to and cycle russia and to push more more russia out of. ready europe, out of eastern europe and out of your asia. so this is a classical pattern. and of course, because of are you cry? ukrainian crisis or deepening, or silver ukrainian army is it is losing in back moot. or you don't not expect any time sooner to leave an army to regain territory. they, we need to enlarge the conflict to open new fronts. so this is happening now in or in caucasus, but the court can also happen to, to morrow in some talisha in bold cancer are everywhere. where are some governments done one to align themselves totally on the 2? 0, western american id of isolating russia. now, when it comes to the protests that we're seeing,

even though they're saying that the foreign agents law that was proposed won't go through, we're still seeing those protests even now. but why do you think that western countries only seem to criticize such laws when they're being developed when they're being adopted rather, and other nations? because of course, we have to remember that the u. s. has its own version of a foreign agents law. is there a double standard there? yes, of course, because or they are, are western countries. you like to preserve your own sovereign cheap at the same time to export or they are ow westernization mother to our countries. and especially your nate who are making countries and wishes. obviously robert stone, darcy turn owes where he's been in the past and are also are they, they noticed that 2 countries which refused to, to have on the they are sort of, it's for the agencies. and he was where are plotting against governments where the

scott will not be fluence anymore of his countries as much as the cool show of course they pretend this is against democracy, caesar or denying variety of people. so overall, mother political mother, but the hide, it's involved exporting western style of living. but even more, it's changing governments to alignment therapy for us to continue to enlarge a nato to end tackle russia. and you can notice about european parliament, for example. there are a grouping, a so for active eastern european and emmy peas was supporting these demonstrations on the vehicle early a close to sorrow and yours and also integrity initiative.

networks which are influenced agents and network are financed by london on washington to aligned countries on, on, at rochester, geopolitical objectives. so this is quite abuse when you see been names to porting these protests. now speaking as the pattern of western influence in years past and what we've seen so far, do you see any parallels between the 2014 might on uprising in ukraine and what's happening right now in georgia? what role do you believe that the west is playing in the protest in georgia? yes it is. it deserve a try to. oh, again, it looks like we may be having a little trouble with the connection there. we're going to try to get him back. but again, that was clear, a manual to mod geopolitical expert and chief hero continental

the european economic model for growth based on cheap russian energy suppliers is over and it's not coming back. that's the warning coming from the director of the international energy agency. that while the e u commission president praised the blocks, policies, was skyrocketing prices just a side note. russia candidates gas supply to europe by 80 percent, an acre monsanto manager process in europe. soaring last summer, our marriage bells raised by 300 descent however, putin's black mail was unsuccessful. we replaced a, shall tolling russian gas by increase in inputs from reliable suppliers looks like idiocy. finally has a price tag. it's costing europeans, 300 percent more now for a front row seat to the brussels bureaucrats melodramatic spectacle featuring bonder, lying clutching her pearls and pretending that europe was the big victim of big bad

moscow. guessed that plays better on tour to places in north america like canada than the other act we've seen from brussels, which is a clown show where the genius is in charge. like bond or line actually make gran proclamations about cutting off their own russian energy supply. being their deliberate strategy, we must become independent from russian oil, coal, and gas. we simply cannot rely on a supply who explicitly threatens us when he to act. now to mitigate the impact of rise in energy prices diversify all gas supply from next winter and accelerate a clean energy transition. judging by what vander line said, they're almost exactly year ago brussels actual strategy was to shove a stick into the spokes of its own bike wheels. and now that they've successfully launched their behinds right over the handlebars, they're blaming russia. but hey, it's all good vander line, says because they have reliable suppliers. yeah,

the u. s. in norway price gouging them. and while vander line was in canada, the executive director of the international energy agency was giving everyone else in brussels, a reality check reenter $23.00, trying to fall, march b, even much more challenging, done at the mentor we have now. the european industry is facing huge british ers, the european economic model, which is based on the abundant and cheap russian. and i just supplies is what it is, although it will not go back there. so the good news for europe is that it's still able to buy russian fuel, but those molecules have to take the long way around and have their russian identity, laundered through other countries of the e hasn't sanctioned. and they have to co mingle with molecules from those other countries. so there authoritarianism is adequately diluted and doesn't dirty out

europe's prestige shores and values. poland was buying brushing gas at the same time as it was bullying every one. and that was still importing russian fuel, notably oil, when the tap was turned off. now the ceo of this state's energy giant orlin said earlier this week that they're suing moscow. so now they don't have to worry about russia getting any more polish oil revenues. the russian foreign ministry also weighed on that particular situation. in the yellow, again, i've said this is an ideology, clearly articulated and imposed by the west, which proposes the resources of our country should not be managed by us, but by those who believe that these resources are theirs by some right of the resources of russia had become a goal to be aggressively attained, and there is a desire to take them away and divide them among the chosen ones. what that there is, this perception that our country must hand over everything to secure the west in their

growth rate. and we only get d stabilization on our borders in response. ashley, the united states contributed to this idea at the beginning of the story. they believe that europe does not need a common energy agenda. it should not represent a single energy system and that american resources are the only ones who have the right to dominate in this region. so, so seems like this friday for both poland and the e. u is to try to sit comfortably with each half of its behind on a different chair. and they're basically finding of now what happens when one of those chairs just gets yanked away and they're both basically now left screaming at moscow as a result of their own poor choices and resulting consequences. this comes as western media outlets are promoting the idea that a pro ukrainian group was behind the attack on the nord stream pipelines that were a key element of europe's energy security. moscow, however, doesn't seem to be eager to accept the narrative, saying it's only meant to divert attention away from what actually happened their

claims by the western media also contradict the recent investigation by award winning journalist seymour hersh, who pin the blame for the attack directly on washington the western narrative to draw attention away from washington has raised eyebrows. however, one american activists has asked a couple of inconvenient questions about the sabotage to the wife of the former polish foreign minister. seymour hersh has published with xpo say that the united states was responsible for the destruction of the north stream one into pipelines. now, you're talking all of this stuff about ukraine. you're not mentioning that we had planned this attack on the pipelines in advance, much before the invasion. and this is an act of terrorism against germany and against russia. so how is it that you can lie to all of us and say, we're the be, we're standing for democracy against this aggressive russia when we're just as bad,

where terrorizing people all across the world and we've destroyed their piece of my infrastructure. why did your husband say that? it was a joke. why did he delete it right after then? it's a joke. i don't think they want to get to the truth of it. there is what they call this rule based order. and you see, you know, the united states, western europe just voicing this on other nations, saying that you got to follow the rules. well, obviously there are no kinds of rules. if you can go out and do things like this, the sovereign nations, i mean, now we see that the nato, the e u, they're not that hide a lion, which they protest themselves to be. i mean, this is just the united states selling countries. listen, we're going to violate your sovereignty. we're going to make you, we're going to put you under our, you know, and there's nothing you can do about it. they don't care if the germans are going to freeze next winter. they don't care if they're going to be paying double triple

what they usually do for gas. these people think that they can do whatever they want and not get away with us democratic congressmen, gerald nadler has made an impassioned plea for washington to keep its troops in syria. but some say he's a little confused as to the reason and who they're meant to be protecting. we are defending the kurds against certain slaughter at the hands of the passion america. if we were to withdraw our troops, the turk says, we know our supporting pash america, in addition to which, if we were to it through our troops, that increases the worry that israel has to have about iran. and that increases the odds of a conflict between israel and iran. representative joe ned. laura says us each quote defending the codes from sudden slaughter at the hands of the push merigan. the turks are supporting the push merigan hard push murder,

iraq kurtz. i think he's mixed them are with you as bagged, moderate rebels turkish proxies. he also invokes israel while the us congressman was getting confused over who's targeting, who in syria legislation calling for president biden to withdraw the american troops from the country was soundly defeated in rejecting the move members of congress are given to us, pull out would hand the islamic state group a chance to regroup, putting america and its allies in peril. meanwhile, additional forces from iraq are being deployed to us military bases and checkpoints on syrian territory. the syrian government has again accused washington of feeling its oil from field and the northeast of the country. to go further in depth on this . let's cross live now, 2 political analysts to leave abraham. thanks so much for joining us on the program today. now let's start with your reaction to the confusing comments from

congressman nadler. is it a worrying sign that the people making the decisions don't even seem to know who they are protecting from whom here? it's just the thank you very much. yes, this is a very, very nice thing to see. i can see maids who are mixing between this militia and between the 2 course them to do. we know that the base gets protecting goods for a very long time and their history, and it is part of that this military bobby, if we can see this. so this conclusion is causing a great, a great 40 here in syria. and i am so with the men who are taking this just in, in washington, and they are mad and to, to meet. and they don't notice they do not know what they are doing. exactly, and this is not for the 1st time the history of the united states. and again,

if you look back at the history of the ex, present row, not vegan, and one. he was talking about land, but he didn't know where the greenland was pointing at them. what i'm about, and i think we have witnessed a lot of using them to camp policy and then i'm going to get the missions of all syria and even the i'm we can in collisions, agencies has a very, very bad estimation. we remember iraq when expressed, then the state potent power and why did evidences about iraqi kemp program, but upset a patient with us because any millions of iraqis, there is nothing in one location i was watching that see and inside the congress and there with joe martin, density, who was the chief of staff of am again and he was and that you were talking about

the not sitting traits, but suddenly he said, i said last, what is the connection between north korea nuclear program. and this is very, very much familiar and i'm going to come for the see. so i hope that mike, this will look again for another appointment to come to buy that bed 6 for the most important decisions you might have for the most important nation. and company in the world, and it was ruled by such, i mean there could be policy consequences should be here. and then, and in every basement there was an american certainly are not setting a good standard there. now, speaking of other decisions that they have made, there was some legislation before the house of representatives, calling for a withdrawal of us troops from syria. but it was soundly defeated and a vote.