to kill and corruption scandals. oh, but all that didn't stop mo, google obtaining you kind of the truth is in 2022. ah, ah, the new era for russian chinese relations is concerned, changing things. first trip up to re election, which moscow next week u. s. secretary of state's anthony blink can promise is to allocate a $150000000.00 to african states, to combat security issues in the continent that was journey for de visits follows previous failures by western nations to address the problem. opening pandora's box, china denounces that strengthening of nuclear cooperation between australia, u. s. a new k saying that it could threaten global security. and we continue our special coverage of the grim legacy left by the disastrous us

led war in the right 20 years since then. us president george w bush's ultimatum to saddam hussein, either to give up power to face war with watching r t international. my name is peter scott aware of each one of those from welcome to 30 minutes of news and analysis. official shooting ping is set to visit moscow next week to meet with the mer putin that we plan to discuss from the russian chinese strategic partnership to pressing global issues, including the war and ukraine. the signing of bilateral agreements has also been announced with more details to follow. the chinese foreign ministry spokesperson wine, gwen bin, has emphasized this coalition is a win win partnership and is not aimed at anyone any 3rd party in particular. should you meet with your gentry? you, president, seizing pings, state visit to russia will be

a journey of peace practise true multilateralism based on the principles of non ally, non confrontation and non targeting of 3rd parties promote the democratization of international relations. build a multi polar world pattern, improved global governance, and contribution to world development. china will uphold an objective and impartial position on the ukraine crisis and play a constructive role in persuading and promoting peace talks. the development of strategic cooperative partnerships between china and russia. benefits both the people of the 2 countries and the world. this differs from the practice of some countries holding the cold war mindset, forming cliques everywhere, engaging in confrontation, building small circles and camps, and had gemini and bullying everywhere. china's foreign ministry also said that this is going to be a meeting of peace. that's because beijing is ready to play a constructive role in regulating the ukraine conflict. and we also heard from that

foreign ministry of china that they're basing is also looking to basically ground these talks in the principles of non confrontation with 3rd parties. so that's all among other topics on the agenda, including questions of international and regional importance, as well as strengthening the strategic cooperative partnership between these 2 countries. now it's also important to understand that these talks are, have just been announced on the backdrop of the marine security belt joint naval exercises which are between china, russia and iran. and these have been taking place in the gulf of all mon, since march 15th. so it represents another frontier of developing cooperation between these 2 countries in this situation, specifically naval and military cooperation. malaria, we spoke with nelson wong, who's the vice chairman of the shanghai center for impact and international studies . and he says that ukraine is likely to be top of the agenda of all the topics that

the 2 country leaders between mr. she and president poking. i think the topic of the ongoing conflict in ukraine is certainly going to be on top of the agenda and that's going to be discussed for jewel. but bear in mind that china has recently published its position on supporting peace and cease fire of the conflict. so i believe this is certainly going to be discussed. i think this is also a clear message that has been sent out with regard to the the upcoming visit to president t to moscow. now, china's independence in its foreign policy and his handling of international relations is not going to be influenced or even manipulated, or you've been deterred by any 3rd party of from monday to wednesday. next week we

will be bringing you special coverage of the chinese, the this using pings, visits. moscow, both honor underlines. so do join us for that. the well moving on now washington has announced a $150000000.00 in a to africa, saw held region to help fight local minutes since the this is the us secretary of state entities, 4 day trip to ethiopia, anesha life because he's africa, correspondence cur. butler examines whether the u. s. fear of moving into an africa

may actually be feeling it's resurgence. u. s. secretary of state anthony blinkin is back again on the african continent, taking off his visit in africa's 2nd most populous nation. if you appear wasting little time blinking hell talks with senior officials of the ethiopian federal government and the te, gray regions lead us, but blinking his next stop proved a bit peculiar. he became the 1st us secretary of state to visit the j. a country in the fight, hell region which has been played by muslim extremists and other tara groups, despite their best efforts, various western lead missions in the hell have failed dismally to quell the sensations. i'm here any yoga. and then on to year to reaffirm a pledge to present vibe made of us africa leader summit late last year. by me soon as this is committed to deep responses and genuine partnerships on the continent. because we believe we can help you solve,

share challenges and deliver on the fundamental aspirations of our people if we worked together, but the us maybe making if african return already on the back foot of his geopolitical adversaries, china and russia, the yanks were militarily present in this a hell, while the extremist and terror groups grew in confidence and even successes leading niche is name us molly, end of keena, fossil to cancel all military cooperation with western countries in favor of corporation with russia. and while the united states was losing the battle against tara elsewhere in the world, it was china that lead investments to new j as part of its belt and roads in africa initiative. china has made significant investments in the j. so does the american government one to be in the j already having failed this,

a hell region and security or investments? the mission is clear as mud even confuses senior american politicians in the senate . i didn't know there was a 1000 troops in the year. this is an endless war without boundaries and no limitation on time and geography. we don't know exactly where we're route and the world militarily and what we're doing. but that is the american resurgence is not led by what images. but rather what under it leg of neighbors does i, how country is blessed with mineral resources. and it's too significant. uranium mines provide nearly 5 percent of the world's output from africa's highest all. busy of uranium, what we know for certain is that americans are led by fear of losing grounds to their adversaries. and that is fueling the resurgence end is rebranding one. continent before the month of march ends. the by the lead ministration is stepping

up. the african agenda, and if activities, there are 4 important toys in the month. and another military exercise vice president, commonly harris will touch down on the continent before the month ends as well. and the big crescendo will be president, jo biden's visit to the continent later on this year. the question is, will it be before or after august when south africa hose, the brick summit in the port city of durban? way, china's and rush as president, cheesy, ping and vladimir put it will also be on african routes. cannibalization for oddity transfer, opening pandora's box. well, that's how the chinese foreign ministry has labeled the increase in nuclear cooperation between australia, u, k. and the u. s. calling it's

a threats to global peace and security where you all got angry with us. britain and australia are engaged in an anglo saxon cabal. establishing a so called trilateral security partnership and promoting cooperation on nuclear submarines and other sophisticated military technologies. this is a typical case of cold war mentality and it's like opening a pandora's box. it will have serious impacts on regional and global piece of security. where the reaction comes after washington agreed to sell up to $220.00 tomahawk cruise missiles to australia, making that country only the 2nd american i'll after britain to gain access to the advanced u. s. weapons. according to a deal signed by australia, the u. k. in the us back in 21, cambra pledge to buy 3 nuclear submarines from washington. the vessels could be used as platforms to launch the long range tomahawk missiles which china seas as a threat. meanwhile debates how spots over where to store the radioactive waste

that will be produced by australia's submarines with victorian and west australian premieres making it clear that it's not welcome in the states and to bring some clarity to the deal that we've just mentioned. the august contract is a multi decade parts between australia and the u. k. in the u. s. and under the agreements, australian sales will be sent to the member countries for training on using nuclear subs up to 4 years in washington and london will base their submarines in western australia. then cambra must buy 3 u. s. model subs in the early 20 thirty's. with the option to purchase 2 more and by 2040, the australian navy will receive custom sub designs with a combination of u. k and u. s. defense technology or nuclear free advocates and analyst dave sweeney says that the part suppose is a serious environmental threats and provokes a military escalation. there is a lot of surprise, stunned surprise,

really about the extent of the announcement made this week about the rapidity all the deployment about the fact that stray will be hosting high level radioactive waste. a lot of shock and anger about the cost. the current price tag is 368000000000. let's try and dollars. and that is at a time when a stria, like many other country, is facing economic difficulty, rising cost of living prices and the. busy costs that are associated with increasing climate impacts and people are saying why wouldn't we are made this decision and. busy surely, there a way that we can things catch a large amount of money. the single largest buy bond president bought capital expenditure in defense in australia. history, you know, surely there are ways that we can spend the meet pressing human and environmental

names far more importantly and far more effectively than the acquisition of nuclear submarines. there's a lot of concern that the locks astray into war fighting plants reduces australia sovereignty and independence of positioning and increase in a crate. environmental threat should something wrong with the sub environmental threat through high level white's and above all military threat and military tension. to keep the president has announced its incur is to start ratifying finland's application for membership of nato. dwan has expressed his hopefulness to endorse a bit before his nation's elections in may. and when it comes to sweden and cra, he said that that bid for ratification depends on stock homes, actions. that's the key. it says it still hasn't received the 120000 suspects demanded for extradition, for free. didn't unfeeling applied to the north atlantic alliance in may of last

year. but faced as its ation from circ here as the nation demanded more security assurances. let's go live now to international law and relations professor terrorism experts mess it's a hockey, joshing that mess up. thanks very much for joining us this evening. good evening, sir. now it's not so key has decided to start the ratification process of finland's, nate. so membership, why the change of june? ok, the is, you know, that turkey was made. what a good when protocol regarding the severe them and l so premium, same time to application, to pull member of the atlanta and the line the until the 11th july, though, so we'd be knows enlightened process. but even though you remember that the hungary interior was the wait for the next so me and, and severe, then given the as a pro, the application process will not be possible. the we say, mr. president,

add to our position position is positive to him. then be days that will be negative. why? because we can rectify soon to be known application to join separate the problem, distribute them. i mean, and i am standing this message is by to mr. president and then advisor to him. he's safe green lie to mr. in the red light to receive it and because of the day didn't obey he regulation of marguerite. and why does did this issues this given the like these the do not you permission to pick ok and they fire are all the crowd booed. and even though they continue to against it, ok, negative propaganda. that means the my idea, the cherokee, this blade air resolute honorable stance,

did not fax them to the membership like me against the f. 16 come but a call the bargaining 2nd, it shows that it can by the russian, the aircraft, if necessary, such as for on the russian messiah. but example, he sheldon, fight against it. there is him, is counter productive with nato membership. civic been laws grows, press the defeat to think aka or the one ill 11000000 people you think about less than 20000 eco. meet them in the audio that she didn't that incident? yeah. fish. well belts. yeah. apologies, yes. been so can you, do you think that ticket and sweden will be able to resolve that differences between the b before nato summit in vilios in july, or is this situation surrounding those owned and 20 terry suspects at irreconcilable at the moment?

this is unacceptable. you think about you are what independence state you aim to be membership, but you have to be aware the regulation at the nato and in the international law, fighting against their resume. and you are my l. i. but you are given to separate my enemy to pick. i got everything. now, don't need our dirty against the old. a european security. why? what you my i didn't 30 keeping strong graduation to stucco. do not be my protocol . then to pick up the and stop the propaganda and the dish and criminals lifting the arms embargo the building for the grub. it is unacceptable and didn't obey the obligations. the question is didn't always going to lie in my id was issued. he's going, what about the russia crane and l. u. s. war, the black sea, a couple days ago. we see why is lexi very important, more than baltic number one,

number 2, character up against a large one, number 3 turkey supper to cooperation with russia. and i'll look on the table. this can not be continued for the european atlantic security. be down the russia in outside their most important 30 didn't follow up us function to moscow. and i am coming today from the side yet millions of the russian belk. i'm curious in, even though in a very likely to the lots a lots of russian stories and i'm telling you in searcy as a whole. now finally, we really helps out a time miss. i just want to ask one final question. how do you think this acceptance of finland info, nate, so well by check here, and i'm probably hungry when they vote on it's, i believe later this month. how do you think that will go down in russia? because one of the reasons that it launch is minutes you offensive against ukraine was the fair nato expansion. but now finland is likely to be joining nato rights

on russia's doorstep. how do you think that's going to go down here? yeah, this perfect question. the, you know, that the bargaining just me for the crane falsely mister, put in was against the enlightened up the net l seems. ah, this is bringing, is it kind of a trade? it rationed the supremacy, but they did they the mr. pasco killing russia. the bad fell through the discount bridge. number one, i am a great we came the day never expressed an intention to become the russian and also don't enter the spike between these countries. but the people know what happened. you remember didn't were to, they went to war between the, the red army and the army. they were lost. the competition against me to study in armies. ah, i hope this is bringing and the message is in the baltic, the new balances and i hope the, the russia is able

a thing. what's happening this and lag the process in my individual idea and the end of the be most me the pin on the of the joint. but this is not changing the balance of power. the in between the nettle and l. so the director, because of the main show is be down to russian partnership. it is impossible to establish when real europe 20, the since the committee, including the blackfeet. a couple days ago we see what's happening between the russian combat to do and i went to an american, the intelligence, the main take up. we have to accept the reality of the russia. this is very important for the nets and all the l i countries the n p 's. indeed, where we'll have to see how to respond to that ratification of of villains, nate, so application miss. it's a hockey, joshing international law and relations professor. thank you very much. for your

time, your thoughts today you're welcome. always good evening, sir. good night's. well, no and void that some moscow has branded the international criminal court arrest warrant for bloody men, puts in russian officials say the move has no legal ramifications for the country as is not a policy to the higgs international statutes. the i c. c. once the russian presidents in the dark on a legit war crimes charges a ruins has also been issued for riches. children's rights commissioner maria over bill over the have claims that the officials are responsible for deporting children from easton ukraine, which moscow's denied the i see sees jurisdiction is not recognized by countries including russia, china and the u. s. and here's the reaction from russia's foreign ministry. spokesperson, decisions of the international criminal court have no significance wrong countries, including from a legal point of view. russia is no participant of rem statute of the international

criminal court and has no obligations under this statute. russia does not cooperate with this body and possible warrant for us from the i. c. c will be null and void to us the disastrous war in iraq, which left a trail of destruction and a reporter to 1000000 people dead is coming up on its grim 20th anniversary. and we're bringing you a special coverage of the conflicts that through the oil, which contains a chaos and destabilize the entire region for years to come. ah or 20 years ago to the day george w bush made the decision to oust than iraqi leader saddam hussein by force saying he had given up power and yet to give him power and leave the country or face attacked by thousands of us and allied forces saddam hussein and his sons

must leave a rack within 48 hours. their refusal to do so will result in military conflict commenced at a time of our choosing. should saddam hussein choose confrontation? the american people can know that every measure has been taken to avoid war. and every measure will be taken to when it will, despite george bush's promise, to take every measure to avoid war, his ultimate decision to invade iraq through the country on the way to region into chaos. displacing millions and killing hundreds of thousands of civilians for the us invaded iraq under the pretext of stopping the danger from the legend. weapons of mass destruction. so in a peaceful attempt to disarm baghdad had failed despite un inspectors reporting no evidence of weapons of mass destruction in iraq. george bushes automates them, came hours after the u. s. u. k, and spain find a joint draft resolution seeking military action. but 2 days later, the u. s. on this allies types iraq without un approval. the world is better off

without saddam in power. those george bushes words and they were backed by the former british prime minister, tony blair, driven by desire for regime change, the u. k. decided to join the us forces in toppling the iraqi government, unleashing chaos in the country. office. read a course over the story. once a years after the us led invasion of iraq and one question remains, could it have been prevented? while the answer seems to be no, because it was the plan all along after 911, it was payback time for america. and the hunt for state sponsors of terrorism was on. after i've gone this done, iraq became the next target. and the british prime minister, tony blair, became george bush's accomplice. all that was missing was an excuse to invade. well, here in the declassified letter, we can see how blair tells bush that he's with him no matter what, as,

and still support him in removing saddam hussein from power. i will be with you. what's heather? getting rid of saddam is the right thing to do. he's a potential threat he could be contained in another secret mamma, where told that the pair were concocting a p r campaign on how to sell the iraq war an entire year before the us invaded to pay him said we needed an accompanying payoff strategy that highlighted the risks of saddam's w m d program and his appalling human rights record bush strongly agreed to pay him said this approach would be important in managing european public opinion. and in helping the president constructs an international coalition, the p. m said no one could doubt the world would be a better place if there were a regime change in iraq. what's war? they had a strategy in case that saddam hussein actually gave you an weapons inspectors free reign to check on everything. the p. o late,

a commented to me privately that had spoken again to bush about the issue of un inspectors. bush and acknowledged that there was just the possibility that saddam would allow them in and go about their own business. if that happened, we would have to adjust our approach accordingly. so they didn't even want full transparency. that is pretended. so wanted, hoping iraq's leader would say no, and that would be enough to topple him. well, september 2002 felony blair's infamous claim. the intelligence picture they paint is one accumulated over the last 4 years. it is extensive detail and authority. it concludes that iraq has chemical and biological weapons that saddam has continued to produce them. that he has existing and active military plans for the use of chemical and biological weapons, which could be activated within 45 minutes. 45 minutes really sounds fake.

well, it turned out to be, which was confirmed by british weapons expert dr. kelly to a b. b, c, journalist, it was transformed in the week before it was published to make it 6 here. the classic example was the claim that weapons of mass destruction were ready for use within 45 minutes. that information was not in the original draft. it was included in the dorsey against our wishes, because it wasn't reliable. most of the things in the dossier were double sauced, but that was single sauced and were belief that the sauce was wrong. this fiasco even made it to the parliamentary hearings, which is where doctor kelly's name was revealed as he was asked to give evidence on what he knew. 2 days later, the man who set the british government sec, stop iraq's w m. d. dosier was found dead. and 10 years after saddam hussein was hanged,

they rock inquiry known as a chill cut report, revealed that the so called the rocky dictator, posed no eminent threats at the time of the invasion. and that the war was fought on the basis of flawed intelligence. the spotlight was now put on george bush and tony blair, with some calling for the pair to be prosecuted and even take in their case to court. saddam hussein had known posed an immediate threat to the interest of the u . k. the intelligence regarding weapons of mass destructions was presented with unwarranted sentence. he, the invasion was not necessary and the invasion had been undertaken without the authority of the one security council. lots of the attempts made to prosecute. mister blair failed as the u. k. court ruled that there exists no crime under english law, which the former prime minister could be charged with. and the international criminal court said that the decision he made to go to war in 2003 is beyond ever

met of investigations. and that's it. i apologize for the fact that the intelligence we received was, was wrong. the program in the form that we thought it was did not exist in the way that we thought over a 100000 civilian iraqis, killed many more displaced, british and american soldiers dead for no apparent reason. and this is what they get. oops, sorry about that. and what was the plan for the country after saddam hussein? well, they didn't care, as was revealed in a secret memo, ands of war that they care about iraq's oil reserves. and they were discussing it before the war even began declassified documents states that the british government was encouraged to start preliminary work to ensure you k companies are well placed to pick up contracts in the aftermath of the war. by way of specific follow up,

we should convene meeting with b, p shell and other appropriate u. k. companies, whether together or separately to explore ideas and tap into their expertise. we would need to handle this carefully and assure it was confidential to avoid charges of oil motivations. so preliminary work to ensure you k companies will place to pick up contracts in the aftermath. this is all in the public domain. it's been swenson years and still no one has been held accountable. a country was destroyed, a president's was basically assassinated and those who did it aren't behind bars. no, but lecturing others on the war and peace. the bad guys got away. unbelievable. lottie will continue its coverage of the legacy of the u. s. the u. s. left in iraq after the invasion throughout the day and over the next couple of weeks or so. so do change. stay tuned for that at this hour, american and co.