ah ah, thousands of protesters take to the streets in moldova, demanding, the nation's leader resigned as authorities clam down on the way the demonstrations converging on the capital. beijing appointed new defense minister put under us. thank you. as the country's president changing, paying make history, being elected for a 3rd consecutive term long time regional rivals are wrong and saudi arabia agreed to resume diplomatic relations and re open their embassies with significant implications. as the multi polar world continues to bloss up and later in the program. wow. mass protest, griffin, georgia, this week,

as the political opposition called for the parliament's resignation. our team breaks down what supports the tension and the role foreign actors play with coming to live from the russian capital. this is the weekly, on our international. i'm rachel blevins here with the top stories of this week and today. welcome to the program. mo bits have taken to the streets to demand the resignation of the country president, maya, sand and other talk. government officials, the approaches kicked off in the country's capital on sunday and have been met with a law enforcement cracked out a local journalists and us this report. if we're at the great national assembly square, where the protesters have approached people are chanting that the government needs to resign, right? police have now appeared at what began as a peaceful protest. but now we just witness the 1st clashes as the police are

responding very aggressively to the protesters, the police have blocked passage so the protesters can't go any further. at the moment the police say that more than 50 people have been arrested. authorities have accused foreign intelligence agencies of organizing the protests in order did the stabilize the situation in the country and claims that the rally was specifically organized by russian special services to police have blocked bus services and built c. but despite this, the protestors decided to continue on foot to take part in the demonstrations in the countries capital law enforcement claims. the blocking of transport was to prevent what they call an organization of mass riots. a member of the mode of and parliament. marina caliber has just said that this is the 1st case in 30 years. authorities have a law, leslie prohibited residence from attending rallies, protest jerry say they are angry with the government for failing to keep its word and ignoring the problems the country is facing right now. will not food for the

future. i came out to protest because our government does not keep its promises. prices i'll get in higher, especially on energy. the government promises to raise salaries and pensions, but promises are not kept. the government does nothing. so this is how we're going to achieve justice. thank in the lower number. sadly, madeau van's want to solve our issues ourselves. it's true. there are a lot of pensioners at the protest because the pension is scanty and electricity prices are growing more expensive. people are right, no one can violate our right to protest as our government does right now. bill, you're already the what we came here to defend the justice of a republic of moldova. we stand up against corruption. we want our modern language to be preserved. although as a 1000 year history, our own language, and now we're being told we must use romanian language. we spoke earlier to european studies professor steven guyette. she says that the modot, when governments rhetoric against russia is dangerous and that it is feeling unrest . i think that the main tourist of the,

of the vast majority of the population regardless. busy of their linguistic or ethnic background is or beast to remain in the country. and the problem that they face is a maya sand who and who governments that is constantly fueling the fears on one side. and also it is it, is it fueling this so hawkish, frederick doors towards moscow? what the thought it was most going just couple of weeks ago. my son who came out with the theory that serbian citizens are involved in cause beers, dangerous. and i honestly call for both countries to remain a peaceful and neutral in the coffin that is going on china's key political of that name. the 2 sessions has seen several fresh appointments to the government. the nation's new defense minister takes up his post. today,

the official notably has been under us, sanctioned since 2018 for allegedly buying military equipment from russia. we heard earlier from a cd chan correspondent who says the fact that the minister is sanction does not bode well for the prospect of restoring dialogue between beijing and washington. despite trade friction, since your political tensions back then, i mean, 5 years ago, china, the u. s. law tools were still maintaining to clematis, any security dialogue which haven't been seen these days. many chinese new defense minister just appointed to day is now under louis sanctions. he would not have a decent meeting with any us officials or he's on his counterpart. so we are not expecting the leaders meeting a between the 2 sides in terms of, you know, security talks. if you know the new ministries on the sanctions, you would not provide or create any good atmosphere for the 2 sides to restore the

dialogue mechanism. which would not lead to any better environment for the buy retires. so i think the washington has to consider if it has to mix some moves towards that your their country's new premier was also a fresh appointment. this week he previously served as the secretary of the chinese communist party in shanghai. the premier's nomination was afforded by president cian ping, who recently made history as china's 1st president to be elected for a 3rd consecutive term following his reelection shake confirmed his allegiance to the country and its people are choo. i pledge to be a legion to the constitution of the people's republic of china and safeguard the constitution's authority. fulfill my legal obligations be loyal to the country and the people be committed and honest in my duty except the people supervision and

work for a great modern socialist country that is prosperous, strong democratic, culturally advanced, harmonious and beautiful. i, eugene pe, take this oath. during this session, the chinese foreign minister express hope that the you will embrace what he called strategic independence from the u. s. after the end of the conflict in ukraine, he added it's the west which is escalating the conflict while pursuing its own agenda. all the while undermining china's proposed settlement plan. already are you honish? regrettably, however, efforts for peace talks have been repeatedly undermined. there seems to be an invisible hand pushing for the per traction and escalation of the conflict and using the ukraine crisis to serve a certain geopolitical agenda. china's foreign minister added that washington is disrespecting beijing sovereignty tensions rose last august. when then, how speaker nancy pelosi ignored all warnings and paid an official visit to taiwan,

sparking a sharp response from beijing and prompting large scale military drills around the island. the minister pointed out the hypocrisy of the u. s. physician saying that while washington respects the territorial integrity of ukraine, it disregards the fact that taiwan is an integral part of china. and he should go, the chinese people have every right to ask. why does the us talk about respecting sovereignty and territorial integrity and ukraine? war disrespecting, china sovereignty and territorial integrity on the taiwan question. why does u. s. gas china not to provide weapons to russia? well, it keeps selling arms to taiwan in violation of the august 17th communique. why does the u. s. keep on professing the maintenance of regional ties and stability while cowardly formulated in a plan for the destruction of taiwan rushes deputy foreign minister says that bilateral ties with china are driving the us and its allies around the world. crazy

. he delivered his comments and an exclusive interview here on our tea achieve limited guns of this, but would obviously, americans are concerned that are comprehensive partnership and the whole complex of our ties. multifaceted and deep have received an additional impetus and continue to develop despite all our enemies attempts to upset them and damage our relations city. the american seem to understand that the russia, china nexus is one of the pivotal elements in the formation of a new multi polar world order. and it is, if you like, an antidote to the american dick tie an american hedge ammonia. we work with the people's republic of china, hand in hand, standing shoulder to shoulder, resisting the onslaughts of our enemies. we have a lot of projects and we have the groundwork for our work with china. if we have no hidden agendas, we are driven by the desire to ensure a stable development in a prosperous future for our states and our people. so, and that just seems to drive our enemies crazy in washington and some other

capitals. their nervous reaction to what is happening is further confirmation that the course we have chosen with beijing is the right one. i am turning now to the latest from the conflict in ukraine. 3 people had been killed and 15, injured, and clinging to troll direct due to kiev shelling and little ganske region. a local supermarket and 2 petrol stations were hit according to local authorities. the reports also say that the strike was carried out with americans to fight high mars rocket launchers, the local head of the region, as called this tragic incident. a ukrainian terrorist attack intended to cause maximum damage to civilians. this cons after another strikes, i lay on a residential area and on as severely damaging several homes and leaving one woman wounded. the russian armed forces say, it struck he military infrastructure targets and several ukrainian cities on thursday, including in the countries capital of kiev. according to the russian defense

ministry, the operation was in response to terrorist act carried out in russia, brians border region, ukrainian forces earlier this month, meanwhile, and arch him off, also known as back. moot, russian forces are now just a kilometer from the center of the city. according to the wagner groups, chief, the area has been the focus of intense fighting for months with the entrenched ukrainian troops now almost fully surrounded by unverified footage circulating on social media shows. wagner soldiers replacing the ukrainian flag with their own on top of a russian monument in the eastern part of our 2 months. this count says, washington now tries to downplay the significance of the key city. the fall of buff mood won't necessarily mean that the russians have changed the tide of this fi. i think it's more of a symbolic value than it is a strategic and operational well, previous reports labeled the city key and strategic the narrative now suggests the

stronghold is not so important and mostly hold symbolic value. russian forces tried to take the strategic town of buck month. the city itself is not that strategically important, which all earlier in the strategic time of the most, it is not strategically important. it could lead to the full, a sloppy and can comment tools because, well, the 2 most important cities in the dawn bus there is little strategic value. it's not a military hub, is not a communications hub. it can be significant strategically significant given it access to the rest of dumbass. number 2, you got to keep in mind lloyd austin over saw the withdrawal of us troops out of iraq back in 2011 and what crept in isis. so i don't really care that much for his strategic analysis. and number 3, it would take

a lot of ukraine troops out of the fight. and i think that this is what they want to do given the ukrainian losses. i don't think it said insignificant and just to put, i think would be a demoralizing factor for the ukrainians at this point. if they work or just to get up and, and leave. and you look at the territory, that's there. that's significant territory. if the russians take it back over a mass protest against a bill that would have required foreign agents to come out of the shadows have drifted georgia all week. the ruling party has since abandoned the draft law and a bid to stop the violent protests that erupt. it in the nation's capital. aah! with

thousands took to the streets against the so called foreign agent bill, claiming it was clamped out on western news outlets and, and jose, despite it bearing striking similarities to an existing law in the u. s. american officials threatened georgia with sanction, though the governor reacted to protesters demand by canceling the bill and releasing those who had been detained. crowds have continued to gather your, the national parliament building. russia's foreign minister says that the events in georgia have disturbing parallels to the ukrainian might on uprising of 2014 very similar to caves made on there is no doubt that the law and registration of non governmental organizations that receive foreign funding in the amount of 20 percent of their budget was just an excuse to start an attempt to force

a change of power. nevertheless, in a number of european countries, the same rules are much more stringent. burrell stated, without batting an eye that this contradicts european values and puts the block on the path of georgia succession to the you. in general, this hypocrisy is, of course, obvious, is that official saying they dropped the legislation. protestors have demanded the parliament's resignation. the latest mass protests took place on friday. archie's donald quarter reports from the ground. i me the parliament building where thousands of protesters have gathered for the 3rd night in a row. they just launched a new demand to the government, demanding the resignation of the parliament. this is after both of the main demands and the protesters were actually met by the parliament, the 1st one being the release of all protesters web and detained throughout these protests and riots. and the 2nd one being the rescinding of this law that started these protests in the 1st place. that of course, was a law,

a dropped law that the georgia parliament passed that would see a non governmental organizations in this country that make over 20 percent of their income from foreign sources register as foreign agencies, we've seen a lot of anti russian sentiment here. ukranian flags, american lags european union flags alongside the georgia ones. and they've been calling this proposed law that started this all a russian style law. that's despite the fact that this law does exist in russia, but was 1st passed in the united states all the way back in 1938. and it actually carries much more severe consequences. criminal ones, including jail time for employees of organizations that fail to register as opposed to in russia where organizations that failed to register with simply receive a fine. now you can see behind me the protest has today been so far peaceful. but this has been the case over the past 2 days earlier in the night. around midnight

is when really we started the scene violence erupt, protesters throwing molotov cocktails and rocks and objects and police building barricades. and they've been tried to storm the parliament building twice. the police have obviously responded with tear gas and water cannons. and i was actually in the thick of it. yesterday i got tear gassed and saw the action 1st hand. now, the government is actually divided on this issue. the parliament is at odds with the president who was in the it states. when all of this, all of these protests broke out. she released a video with the statue of liberty behind her, putting her support in making for the protest and denouncing the par the parliament support for this law. serbian historian and writer, no boys, your knowledge says that the western stands on the jordan unrest is a case of double standards. if the vast majority of lawmakers in the parliament

vote in favor of the law, how is that not democracy? i mean, either georgia has a state in which there are rules and procedures or, you know, whatever the american embassy says goes, but in that case, don't call it democracy, call it a colonies, call it an oligarchy, call or whatever. but it's definitely not a sovereign democracy. and yet here they are denouncing this is a russian law and saying this is against the european values. but european union has harsher laws for people they regard to before and agents. and they've literally censored and band and confiscated property of people the day you're considered to be interfered with the american himself or an acting for us against political opponents and discipline. so, and then you have the u. s embassy. think this is an attack on democracy. what gives if you feel attacker and democracy, why? why do you have your own law? why do you force this light home? you could possibly be that this law is terrible when and acted in georgia, but great when it acts in washington dc. the u. k. government's latest moved crack

down on illegal immigration has been stirring up plenty of headlines. prime minister issue through next spring, controversy after retreat saying migrants would be denied access to the case. modern slavery system. if you come to the united kingdom illegally, you can't claim asylum. you can't benefit from all more than slavery protections. you can't make spurious, human rights claims. you can't stay the plan as the government's latest response to a record number of people illegally entering the country by boat from france. last year the authorities signed a deal with ro, wanda, to deport, fell the asylum seekers there. although the move was halted by the high court. it's all let to one prominent bbc host taking the twitter, comparing the government's plans in the language. it used to germany's migration policies of the 19 thirty's. there is no huge influx. we take

for fuel refugees and other major european countries. this is just an immeasurably cruel policy directed at the most vulnerable people in language that is not dissimilar to that used by germany in the 30s. and i'm out of order. former football star gary lenika is one of the broadcasters tops for its host, but he's now been suspended by the corporation which said that his social media activity breached its impartiality guidelines. that decision to remove him, sparked to boycott, not only by his co host, but almost all other sports prisoners and commentators at the b b. c. and he is far from the only one questioning the government's campaign. gonna give me some slaves before its legal. the government checked in trotter came by saying, if you get people here, they will have no protection from slavery and unforgivable message. a sentence

which shames the country and everything. it stands for. this is absolutely disgraceful. complete application of humanity to go further in depth on this cross, but i have now 2 independent journalists, colton sco via nocka. my at thanks so much for joining us on the program today. now, there are a lot of questions about what this national campaign could actually do if it will deter those, trying to enter the country illegally. but how do you think that migrants will react when they read that they will not be allowed into as the government is calling it a modern slavery system. thank you very much. hope of all the government to understand that every country has lots of gun that has very i mean so many countries upgrading your sample, being very friendly to the rescue and we have the government

have from the sound of these refugees also entitle to some benefits. they have some right? i mean, it's a matter of just understanding the problem. 16. what, what exactly do these people one of the line them 2nd, right. that in freedom. right. and i know certainly this is something that every government faces and has to deal with in some way. what you think about bbc's decision to suspend gary linux, specifically. how does it align with the principle of freedom of speech, given his response to what the government said received back to 50, where every young the right to appear on. but when the time, that's so many cars. if you ask,

if you leave us cross the next bus or you will ask that they were knowledgeable about, that would be a japanese. so we are in an era where freedom of expression, mobile isn't, isn't entitlements to everybody. freedom of opinion. he's not only on the title meant the quality that i mean, the technocrats on know that other people don't really sell saying paper on they have a right who is great, what they for you and what the key the why is that? generally, lindsay, remember that very dummy, so the, the house or the actually equipment to the most because ahead of the recall. remember number violation to my right. there were number of issues raised and that generally is among the people that came out sick again tomorrow

listens was a hit was why do the b c for that dummy? is it simply because what's that johnny for saying was not a fan of the b b c on the lady stephanie funny for the course on to other people. so likewise, really see should actually make sure the younger and younger the how the opinion is respected. if you, he's appealing on the reflection of so many other people that don't have in africa. you've done the for many media. how do you bring the social media 40 in a way that you done for expressing they'll pity on? because leave to preview them as being via and not get their 40 if social media handle or the young lady is their own,

you can regulate what goes on your own face, but not the parents of again, the need for show me the so that really is taking us way away, we're buckley cc 6. the book where in health, in the south to be the young. i don't see it has space in the current era. yeah, that's definitely something good to keep in mind. now when it comes to the actions taken on behalf of the government, i mean, just last year we saw major fall out after the government find a deal with ro, wanda, to deport illegal migrants to the country. why do you think that the issue of a legal migration is proving to be so contentious in the u. k. only every country mother might be making policies to protect the own prorate. i think it's the same way. i mean,

you're trying to protect the policies or simply fixing their own people. they want enough space and resources for their own people. and we see so many families have lots of so many brands. so, but if you're not, the people that are being put in to run down from europe on the africans, not any other group or, or, or a there are free comes you from that you call me, we might not be, it is not dissolving, but we can also ask why, why run these people from africa? because of different reasons. 140 people for you, sean, you're gonna have so many people that i've been 40 to the, to the i'm already outside the country to europe, to seek asylum. if you get these people take them to run the very,

very easy to compromise, then you're in the engineering you're giving them a way to where they are in the home. you're picking them very many folks. but yeah, certainly a lot of daycare and will continue to follow this one. independent journalist colton. sco via natca maya, thank you so much for your time and insight on friday bricks, hope false candidates are wrong, and saudi arabia found common ground, agreeing to resume diplomatic relations and reopen their embassies and g o. brokers by bricks. member china, senior officials from the middle eastern countries held talks in beijing to bridge the divide. the delegates explained what paved the way for rebuilding bilateral ties a talks this time have fully combed through the merits of the disputes between saudi arabia and iran,

and explore effective ways to resolve disputes. saudi arabia hopes that this will open a new chapter in bilateral ties under the architecture of a brotherly relationship of china has provided favorable conditions for rich and disagreement. this is a vivid demonstration of the basic policies and concepts of china's diplomacy, which includes the major initiative of building and community with a shared future from mankind. your on firmly supports the relevant initiatives. well, the reason they talk between we are going to ron, has become a hot topic across the world with many world leaders starting to react to the issue are well started from iran. be wanting foreign minister, i hear of the lawyer has said that v. and if we, since agreement will build great capacity for both countries, both 4 to one and we are. and he has said that it's the policy of the iranian government to tread on the path of good neighborhood and s with its neighbors,

including with we are, with saudi arabia. we all itself has also reacted to the issue. officials from the saudi king there are said that they will try to continue this path and appeal flossed with these romker problems of iran, as they believe that this will lead to more stability in the reject agreement was broke her by china. it's a very major step by our vision paying our who has just started his 3rd term as a chinese president, starting with this good news and trying to build clos between the 2 arch rivals. the long term are tribal, step one and reel. this is a major step towards china's stronger role individual needs to show that china is interested in italy's politics. and in the we just economy proven kasha gray sh. the improvement of the relationship of both sides has paved

the way for peace and stability in the middle east. it has also set an example for resolving conflicts and disputes between countries through dialogue and negotiations. china supports countries in the middle east to adhere to strategical, autonomy, strength, and unity and cooperation. yet rid of external influence and truly have in their hands the future and destiny of the middle east. or when it comes to the united states, you, the nurses on the outside seems to be interested in the agreement between we are going to robin are they said that it welcomes any effort to de escalate the region. debbie american president, our joe biden said that he won't comes in here for 2.