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with today, mom's exactly to decades since you are so that full to invade iraq, to impose regime change by force, leaving behind the massive destruction and an estimated 1000000 people that you can t is it special coverage of the devastating conflict with good afternoon and welcome to our see international crossing line from moscow. and it's just past the hour. it's great to have you list. i'm right. hm. on, let's take a look at the top. so is this our, the upcoming meeting between the leaders of russia and china? ah, the chinese delegation has arrived in moscow for tools with present. she,

she's being expected to meet with the russian leader and put in later on monday. because any of the country's leaders publish articles echoing that common vision and their approach to the turbulence of today's world. our world is confronted with complex and intertwined traditional and not traditional security challenges. damaging acts of germany, domination and bowling, and long and tortuous global economic recovery. the international community has recognized that no count 3 is superior to others. no model of governance is universal and no single country should dictate the international order. the collective west is clinging more and more desperately to archaic dogmas to its elusive dominance. putting the fate of entire states and nations at stake. the u. s . policy of dual containment of russia and china, as well as of all those who defy american dic tots is becoming increasingly acute and assertive. the architecture of international security and cooperation is being

dismantled while go could up a welcome bower for the chinese delegation on the route from the apple, where they are expected to arrive earlier. my colleague, rachel blevins, is thus the upcoming visit with all c correspondent, she bowes with free her to overstate the importance of this visit by she she pink to moscow. and as part of this is the lead up to the visit president, she's peeing and president putin of boat written articles in the corresponding papers in each of those countries. and in his, her article, he has sort of outlined some of the key points which he's going to try and pursue and through these air meetings, he talks about an, the long history between rush and china, shared almost moral values between the 2 states. and that they're going to try to build not only infrastructure links, but also economic links and,

and build upon the, the ancient history as they warm together it, you know, in a sort of almost natural and you know, partnership which is evolved you to some of the pressure coming from the west. unlike some countries, the claim had chamonix and, and discord to world harmony. russia and china are literally and figuratively building bridges. russian chinese relations are an example of harmonious and creative co operation between major powers, mature and stable bilateral ties are constantly gaining new strength and serve as a benchmark for a new type of interstate relations. characterized by mutual respects peaceful coexistence and mutually beneficial corporation. it's not just russia and china, there are a number of countries that are stepping out that are increasing their ties with each other. what do you see is behind those changes when it comes to this overall multi polar world landscape? here? i think china, of course, is a leviathan when it comes to the economic world. it has a bigger manufacturing capability than the rest of the globe and combined. so it's

very difficult for the west to put pressure on china in an economic fashion because it could cause serious damage their own economy. we've seen a similar pressure on russia failing, essentially to deliver the outcome that they, they believe. so i think other countries in africa and the middle east are starting to look towards russian china to lead them to a brighter future, which isn't based on a dominant ad dollar, or as sort of a rules based order where the united states makes the rules. and gives the orders as close live at to close alessandra, to share a brazil former deputy minister of international trade. mishondra, thanks a lot for join us here as he now. thank you very much. russian present. madeline put in, have written an article, but trade with 2 in russia and china is increasingly being settled in those countries at national currencies or in what impact does this have on their buyer,

latrell relations and economy of the world. really a huge impact that dependency of the dollar has diminished the potential of the commerce. for example, we've big developing nations such as russia such as china, when you are not using the dollar, you use national currency. these have show a grateful taishan in terms of increasing export, increasing boards and increasing fassman that can serve as a good example for the bricks countries or for brazil. we have, for example, china is the 1st rate partner. so that's a very, very good experience. and now, so very good results. good. well, so we've also heard the president put in his describe the power of the siberia pipeline from russia to china as the deal of the century. what do you, what do you think about that claim? i mean, how, i think it, it's, it's very, very bored than chinese,

one of the largest countries in terms of energy consumption and does include gas and oil. and of course, russia use one of the largest producer of gas and oil. so if you have a direct communication between russia and china in energy, it's a, it's a great deal. it can change the shell politics of the world for sure. let's look about those g. paula. this was a 2nd in the us national security council, so it wasn't john kirby. he's expressed skepticism about chinese calls for a peaceful resolution of the ukraine called him. does washington somehow not want the conflict to end so soon? and that's my opinion now. so i don't think washington wants to and the conflict because if you want to end the conflict, what you need to do, instead of giving weapons, you need to. 4th, especially ukraine to see the ad the table and to discuss

a peaceful way. y'all not increasing or like the speech of the year of president by the just showing how much money he puts in a war, how much material arms he's giving to weapons. he's giving to grain. that's not the way the way to go forward. the way to go for this to try to negotiate the piece in united states is not doing that for a long time. now you're brazil. i mean, what does, what role does the russian, i'm trying to have within the bricks group of countries. i mean, do they essentially leave the block? i think you, we cannot said that he's a leader of the block, but essentially they are large economies. very important. i think each of the member has a very important role. so brazil, russia, india, china, so classic that they all have the same role. and i think when russia, as we just mention in chinese doing 3 in the own currency, that's a big,

important step forward for the briggs mechanism. the bricks mechanism was to create, to give a voice, allow their voice for the developing country. and that's what russia and chinese doing. so president lula is trying also talking with china, talking toward the other countries to achieve peace, because we want russia back again, all the game because you part them for developing countries. so now one of the prior is these are the cooperation between the brakes members stays in support of an emerging multi polar world. i mean, are we looking at other countries as well? joining this corporation for sure. president, she always talks about brakes plus, in a i just mation bricks was created to do to leverage the power of the world. now developing countries, they produce more than 50 percent of their wall, g, d, p,

in what we see is the g 7 without a single developing country, day or meeting. so we need to leverage the power of shell politics in the world. and of course, the role of the bricks east for the month of russia, brazil, china, india, south africa. they are large country, not only marketing, but also in production. i'll be also in the responsibility of their block, the region. so that's why the future of the bricks is very important for the power of the world to be share in multi lateral is the only way forward and the loving totaling to us under thank you so much for joining us here. odyssey was against him. thanks again. thank you. bye bye. let's take a look of other stories now. india has been increasing is royce exports to africa, helping the content cope with devastating food shortages in certain regions.

correspondence are ruined and sharma in india and pull them david in nigeria. present the details of the rising cooperation. oh, over the years my jewels have enjoyed rise from india, particularly the buzz matter rise. but although the government has put in place measures to reduce importation and encourage local rise, production sell us the india rise. see my durance love or find varieties cannot be questioned, is, is of gluten free on low price. it contains all the, it's essentially as if it is low in sodium consumers of dorothy, the long grain makes it stand out into bed mattress. i like it because it's, it has a long green its name. i don't foresee,

i don't fancy for to race. i tell the 2nd as i it is, and i love the tastes, but what is more expensive? so not everybody like an affordable those done. nobody wants can afford it. yeah. for less i just want like me, family to restaurant. once i see the long green does, it's for me, right? a petition. it's nigeria, husbands in a downward trend. so my jurors who prefer and depend largely on the indian price have refused to accept home grown rights varieties. oh, i made gilbert ford cry says conflict and subsequent sanctions making things difficult across the world. there's a sliver of good news coming in from the global south africa's future. all scenes increasingly connected with india as rise. diplomacy between the 2 countries intensifies in near the cheaper supplier or rise in the world by

a big margin that has she ended so rural african countries and how africa. c shaping out to be india largest market. africa has emerged as a lucrative market for indian rice exporters and india as a reliable and reasonable one for africa. india exports rise to over $150.00 countries and out of the $14000000.00 tons of rise that has exported so far this year. over 9, millions of gone to africa alone. africa has traditionally b, nobody'd large market photo with non best 20 days because racism is effected as compared to quality, which is important in other markets, lake southeast asia, australia you, etc, and know the estimate of ministry of agriculture is there 2122. we had 122000000 done, so today's production ethnic her has been importing roughly around to turn some

more than to turn it off with overall numbers. my feet, a 6 foot india primarily exports spar boiled non basmati rice to africa. and since africa is the price sensitive market, the benefits are a 2 way road. it gets both a good deal for tom and good quality at low prices. and they are just like the rest of the world has been trying to ensure that domestic market has what it needs and restricted the export to wife last september. it is unlikely to lift the export ban any time soon to continue in shore food security at home. and india, despite the restrictions, has remained the world's largest exporter all thrice by there is no impact on all exports is primarily because of world are still looks at india is you know, a supplier of race and we have,

we still have displayed 20 was in duty we still have an edge or whatever competitors i was referring to international phases yesterday. this $20.00 parked andy flynn. so whether it is compared with thailand or pakistan, we still have any ah, child, africa opposition? politicians have been calling for a nation wide labor strike to compare little political change. of course, probably rather further has denounced their demands as an undemocratic attempt at regime change. south africa is governed by the rule of law. we are a constitutional democracy. regime change can only come about through the vote. it cannot come about through anaki unleashing this order in the country. a far less

opposition economic freedom fighters party claims. the main goal of the attempt to shut down is to make a program officer resign. they accuse him of failing to route out entrenched corruption and sufficiently addressed unemployment issues. the protests were sent to coincide with a national holiday when local residents are often traveling. the prison has deployed soldiers to keep the peace mass both live now to r. t correspond, caribou, the toddler in south africa, kind of a good to see hope. bill soon. i can tell us more about these plan protests if you would please. ah, one more, as you say, south africa's opposition party. in this case, the 3rd largest, a political party in the country has represented in the south african parliament,

the economic freedom fighters are demanding that settle. i'm a plaza, does step down. they say according to the leader of the party, julius melina, that the country is tired of the constant rolling blackouts and the high unemployment, the high crime rate, as well as the dwindling and failing economy. he says that this is no time to be dilly dallying, but rather to make sure that rama plaza leaves the country because not only is he not running the country properly, but he's running it to the ground. here is his deputy who had an interview with me earlier. wine is huge, is which, as activist here in south africa will, must take much more decisive action on we cannot wait for elections. what the action, what ticking means on the 20th of march, is to say let us remove the subjective weaknesses of defeat. and that includes the

head of state was directional as was captured by the west. is an ebelin is not willing as well to provide leadership. so i just helping him to step out, and that is what you're finding within the country as the overwhelming mood, they find it as counter intuitive for the economy. freedom fighters to be protesting against the weakness of the economy to be protesting against what they say is systematic problems within several ram plus us government by taking away from the very said economy. and that is one of the views that is being echoed here on the ground. and the former leader of south africa, 2nd biggest opposition party will now lead a civil society movement called one south africa. missed them, was he my money with his daughter? but once i'm african needs, at the moment is on the cross some african needs at the moment, the enforcement of the law and it did when shoal got it,

delivers on his object of switches to keep the lights on. so as for the events on monday, a national shut down is not something that's going to house. something that only serves the interests of greek freedom fighters. ah, there is no doubt that the e f. f has certainly made a mark for itself. the south african government has been seen as revis. i'm making is scouring to make sure that there is no repeat of 2 years ago. when we had the july, ryan went for some extended period of some 5 days. we saw malls going up in flames . we saw warehouses going up in flames, and it seemed like a speed of anaki. now this time the south african government is moved swiftly, deploying over 3400 soldiers to add to the security as well as the metro police that you find in different localities. they've even gone further. they've closed attire shops to make sure that no one can,

but you knows i'm up different amounts of fires that they wouldn't be able to sustain in necessarily god after they have really come out of this looking rather worried and where i stand. now more items standing in the capital city, pretoria. but anyway, when i was enjo hattiesburg, i found it to be rather reminiscent of the coven days, rather looking like a ghost town. g. re silence if you will. and that according to the police minister, just goes to show how well the police have done this time. i think ours went on cargo, was good to good. yes sir. thanks again for your time. i was brought to auto. so now as chinese eda, she's in may, has arrived in moscow footholds with vladimir button for more all for more on this as a best close live mouth to ozzy, correspondent, don't call it a dog. good. she. now,

what do we know also the latest. we know about this upcoming summit. we can see that in the pages it's easy to paying has arrived. ah, well, while mo, as you can see behind me, she's paying, as you said, has arrived for his highly anticipated visit with the russian president vladimir putin here. which is expected to, to, to start around 4 30 pm moscow time, according to the kremlin spokesperson dmitri pascall with his welcome ceremony. scheduled for 3 pm, moscow time signs have been set up across the highway, into the city, welcoming the chinese president to russia. as this is his 1st trip abroad, since he was reelected and he really set the tone for this meeting in an article he published before this visit, he said that the world is going through tremendous changes the likes of which we have not seen for at least a century,

he said that the tendencies that the world is seeing right now towards multi polarity and mutual cooperation are irreversible and greater democracy as well. you said the international community has not recognized any, any one system, any one country as superior over another. so we also saw another article written by vladimir putin actually, which basically played to the same tune, but latimer couldn't focus a lot on how the united states has been trying to dominate the world. and he criticized that quite a bit. let's take a look at what they said don't so, so we know that the, you said that they're going to be meeting around 430 today or moscow time. i will, i was expecting will they get given press conference? is this something that we keep an eye on? ah, well yeah, there's a, there is a press conference expected at the, at the end of this

a 2 day set of meetings because they are going to be meeting over the span of 2 days. the 1st day is going to be mostly informal meetings between choosing ping and vladimir putin where they will be discussing business. but of course they are also personal friends. so they, she think pink specifically has said he's really looking forward to that. but on the 2nd day, we are expected to see an official statement come out for the media in terms of the takeaways from these talks, because again, they're expected to talk about a lot of topics. the main one obviously has to do with the ukraine conflict because china has said that it's looking to take a constructive role in regulating the ukraine conflict and perhaps contributing to the construct to the organization of some sort of piece plan. the chinese foreign ministry even said that this meeting between changing paying and vladimir putin is going to be a meeting of peace. so that's the main thing that is going to be the on the agenda according to reports. but there's also, of course,

a lot of other things connected to the strategic partnership that china and russia have enjoyed. obviously, china is russia's most significant strategic partner on the world stage. they have a lot of economic deals together and there are thinking of only signing off on more a number of bilateral agreements are already expected to be signed between the 2 leaders as well. and simply that they want all of this to contribute to a further deepening of the sort of a relationship based on mutual cooperation, peaceful coexistence and mutual respect that both countries have enjoyed for decades. but always for the either the leaders at the old to, to make a, a statement i at the apple does, i can see that in the pictures that behind you the seem to be a ceremony going on. i will like people to see either of the leaders say, is he at this stage, or will they ah discontinue on to the crime?

and i assume while there's been no official word of any potential press statement here at the airport, i would say personally, it's unlikely because nothing, nothing of that sort has been announced. it's very likely we're going to, we're gonna hear everything in the media after the official statement that's going to come out on the next, on the 2nd day of meeting. so tomorrow. all right, excellent. alcorta is order. there are good catching up with you. we'll talk to you again about throughout the big mexican. ah, let's move on now because today mark's 2 decades since us led forces invaded iraq unleashing immense devastation on the middle east and country, and causing the death of an estimated 1000000 people. on the 20th of march, 2003, the us put boots on the ground to impose imposed regime change by force on allegations of weapons of mass destruction that have been proven false or to

continue it special coverage of the conflict which through, through the oil rich country into chaos, and d, stabilize the entire region. ah, in march 2003 missiles rain down on baghdad, the ensue invasion left behind, massive destruction. i estimated 1000000 people that are te chorus one a steve sweeney recalls a night when the us bombing campaign was unleashed on the iraq. he capital at this hour. american and coalition forces are in the early stages of military operations to disarm iraq, to free its people,

and to defend the world from grave danger. eye witnesses described what happened when missiles rained down on the iraqi capital, a march 2003. while the attack was anticipated, locals will act traumatized by the sheer scale of the destruction. ah, hulu. it was very difficult for the country, and for all iraqis citizens on that day, a disaster struck my nephew was killed in the 1st strike on that goddamn day bushes, a criminal. it was his fault. they are all criminals. they trampled on humanity. they hate people. this was to be expected of them. they came to destroy the country, not to protect the citizens of iraq. it was a curse time for all. iraqis were still feeling the consequences of this. the world was promised, the american soldiers would be welcomed with open arms. with flowers and with

sweets, while a swift victory was guaranteed, we are in the square where the americans tore down the statue of saddam hussein. but what many people don't realize is that he was just yards away in the streets behind me watching events unfold. bus loads of people were brought in to create the impression that it was ordinary iraqis that tore down the statue. it was to create the narrative that the people who supported the us led invasion as the u. s. struggled with heavy losses private military contractors were brought in, but they too were involved in war crimes, the atrocities against ordinary iraqis civilian here in this whole square, one of the worst massacres took place at the hands of the notorious black. it's a private military company. as they escorted to a u. s. military convoy. the mercenaries open fire, killing 17 and wounding 22. i did the word blackwater. for me as a journalist is associated with something terrifying. i saw people in complete

disarray, for example. there was always a risk that any resident could be shot dead on the street. this incident took place in the alcott area. there was a turmoil, some passes by were killed by blackwater, p. m. c. we went to this place only after the black water left by then black water was something terrible for us. this incident was not particularly disgust at the meetings by the government, them for blackwater personnel with charlton giles. but i would like to pardon by then you have president donald from black or to maintain his name, but not the fact of it under the name of how to me. it was allegedly involved in the fighting a fall. my 4th is ahead of the conflict in ukraine now as constant. it has a vested interest in liquid natural gas, which many phase the root cause was being described as nato for the war. consensus was bought $1000000000.00 by investment company apollo group in 2016. in september 2020 apollo group entered a 5 and

a half 1000000000 real estate investment partnership with the abbey national oil company, one of the world's largest oil companies, and a major exporter of liquefied natural gas. in december 2021 at note, was invited to enter a joint venture to create an oil and gas term, new in the ukranian pulse of odessa for transportation to western countries. denouncement came a month off, the chief executive of the ukrainian state energy company, nafta. guess you are eva t ranko told, and abby darby energy conference that he hopes to russian nurturing to pipe on in to europe, which bypasses ukraine would not be approved. he said that ukraine stood to lose $2000000000.00 per year, about 1.5 percent of its g d p. if the russian pipe was operational, claiming that no seeing 2 is actually putting the whole continent and global security at risk. one expert says these organizations operate in a gray area, often outside the law, live to you've shifted the black water case has not been solved. i think the americans are investigating the case,