val with headlines right now, and i'll teach national. there is a wall street journal reporter facing 20 years in prison off the heat to pay into by russian authorities potentially looking at charges of espionage on behalf of the american government. the u. s. congress rejects legislation to increase oversight of the billions sent to ukraine despite concerns of regular americans about why their everyday taxpayer dollars are being sent so far away from brazil. and china strike a deal to ditch the u. s. dollar according to their own currencies. but use an international trade kenya is engulfed in a wave of protests, where buildings are set on fire and businesses are shut down as police struggle to

disperse the problem with all right, work in a way into the evening. i was here at moscow with the full program of your news and a heads up. you may find out some of this. our stories, both in lightning and disturbing, as russian authorities have detained a wall street journal reporter on suspicion of engaging an espionage with a u. s government, i'm also a court has rule to keep the journalist behind boss pending investigation over now to warranties correspondent marina culture, over with details from the moscow court house where the american was take. there's a lot of thrust here at the moment, waiting to catch any glimpse all the american journalists and any time the black car behind me makes any sort of noise like right now. we believe that the american journalist is in that car right now. the black car that is deporting this core room,

you can see there we go. and we believe that even girl school, which is now leaving the most go court. and as we can see, there's not only lots of thrust here, but some heavy duty armed guards. and that's because earlier in the day this court received a bomb threat that had to be evacuated. this is shortly right before even getsco's actually made it here. but since then they checked everything, everything was okay and the, the preceding returns ah, back to normal. and we heard that the chief investigator asked for even girl courts to receive espionage charges. now once again, this all comes after the f as be released, the statements where they said that they detains on the american journalists in the city of you got it in book while he was receiving the secret information. now 32 year old reporter. ah, he's been working for the moscow bureau of the wall street journal. previously, he worked for the moscow times,

or he worked for agency france price. he was in accredited a journalist. he had an accreditation from russia's foreign ministry. and this is what the foreign ministry had to say about this case today. what this employee of the american publication, the wall street journal was doing, indicated in the book, has nothing to do with journalism. unfortunately, this is not the 1st time that the status of a foreign correspondent along with the journalistic visa and accreditation, was used by a foreigner in our country to cover up activities that were not journalism. this is not the 1st time that such a westerner has been caught red handed right now that will be looking into his activities here in russia were heard from, ah, the kronen spokespersons, ms. scott, who earlier that he was caught red handed, meaning that they have the evidence to charge him. oh, i would assume. so right now we'll be waiting to see what the outcome is after this hearing, and will no doubt be given you more information as soon as we have it. earlier in the program,

we discussed these allocations of an american reporter spying on the russian defense industry. with independent journalist, mike jones and former us marine john duke. it's no secret, especially in this day and age that the american journalistic structure. all of them just about are working for the united states government. it really depends on what this individual was trying to get. but if you're trying to get military secrets related to like weapons, like how much they're producing or anything like this, that's very detrimental to russian security. and you know, they can't just let something like that go, unfortunately, trying to gather a secret information is not a normal thing that journalists do. i mean, they report on the ground in different countries. but you're, you're not really supposed to be going to weapons manufacturers and trying to obtain the grants. i would expect a lot of spin on it and down playing his role and why he was there,

were speculating at the moment. but i wouldn't be surprised if it were to do with perhaps even the production of ammunition and levels because we know that the west is very concerned. you can't seem to ramp up the supply. so perhaps he's trying to attain just how capable russian industry is. if indeed, this is as it is, claim to be. again, it's another level of desperation. i feel of the u. s. and the collective west as they desperately try to scramble to gain some advantage in a huge blunder and mistake that they've made. and they're desperately trying to trying to back pedal the u. s. congress has rejected an initiative to closely monitor the billions of dollars and overall a being sent out to ukraine. that's just fine demands for the us. make sure that the weapons sent actually end up where they are intended. this body has spent to

date $113000000000.00 on the war and ukraine and county. and yet we do not have any direct oversight of any of the money that is being spent. listen, we learned this the hard way in ghana, in astonishing numbers. frankly, you f media reporting with a saying that only 30 percent of the american weapons sent to you crane actually get to the front lines. meanwhile, the use border control agencies, sounding the alarm about an enormous increase in guns smuggling or been rising concerns among regular americans as well about why the government is sending more than a $1000000000.00 in a to ukraine, while those funds might be better spent. for example, at home, perhaps i don't know protecting americans and the escalating banking crisis. money to be accounted for. we need to know where the money things and not

not fraud, it would feel better if we used our resources to support and aid our own people. and those people was in our orders rather than going outside our to our, to a foreign country to make it better than that here, instead of the other only obvious. what would you be surprised to learn that one of the main beneficiaries of the u. s. defense funding is actually that of the private contractors estimates over the past year. the independent recipients got more than a half of washington's entire national security budget. in fact, the u. s. inspected journal and ghana store has warned that this could signal corruption between the government and the military industrial complex. you are bound to get corrupt elements of not only the ukrainian or the whole government, but also of us government contract us or other 3rd party contractors to try to

steal the money. there is just so much money going in and it's hard to keep track off. i'm not super optimistic that we're going to learn a lesson. i've been in washington since 92 and learning lessons is not in our d. n a in the united states. on fortunately or la, throw a comparison for you now taking a look at how the costs for the ukraine war effort compared with those of other conflicts waged by washington. so, spending on military a kiev has actually surpassed the annual us funding of its previous war in afghanistan. america is also estimated to have spent on ukraine, about half the money it did on average per every year in vietnam. of course, both of those was vietnam and afghan install were pretty bad news for washington. despite the massive told on the economy and public sentiments towards the government. though right now there's still no clear indication of a potential limit to the u. s. commitment to the ukraine conflict that we did here from a retired or american us air force. lieutenant colonel. karen could cowski, who says bipartisan support for ramping up ukraine's war effort, because she says,

congressmen are often directly funded by guess what? that's right. the military industrial complex, i know how the u. s. senate gets reelected and they get re elected through their relationships and the donors that they have in this country. and a, a many of those are from the defense sector. and so, you know, it's not in their interest to reduce spending, it's not in their interest to ask hard questions that may lead to the reduction in that spread. that's exactly what would happen if we actually looked at this areas by bipartisan support to continue to spend, as we saw with the senate. you the senate vote just recently. i think we'll hear more talk about it as they, as the various candidates, some try to lay the waste in the fraud and the destruction. on the other side, we know from viet nam and from afghanistan in many other places that we don't care about democracy. in fact, the only kind of democracy, the united states really likes is the kind it is allied with its current political

interest, even though congress doesn't seem to have learned its lessons on afghanistan. i think the american people kind of have and i do see a more popular pushback against what the congress is doing. the americans are tired of this very tired of it and they don't see it is productive. they don't understand what it's about, and they don't even know the full history. and as some of that truth comes out on how long that this government, united states government has stoked this war, has tried to really sacrifice ukraine at this altar as they find these things out and they are beginning to they become angry. and so i don't, the support in this country is not there for increasing this. the only support i see is support to end the war this year. a spokesman for the un secretary general was left wondering what the fuck's are and in exchange with the c g t. n correspondent off to he said, there were no us armed forces in syria at this. what's the,

what's the difference in syria is no attrition in syria and the situation you're crying. there's no us armed forces inside of syria. and so at a, so i don't have a it's, it's not a very low situation. you're sure there's no, there's no u. s. u. s. military personnel, i, i believe is military activity. yeah. but a but a but in terms of ground presence in syria, i'm not aware of that. okay. 5 us service members were injured in that attack. if there's no, there were no us soldier service members in syria. how could they got injured? but that's weird, right? should i kind of stuck the words there? now, all this comes off for a u. s. military base in syria was attacked just last week. damascus has accused us of stealing the countries oil under the guise of a supposed anti terrorism operation. the u. s. which is believed to have had forces in syria for roughly a decade is openly called for regime change in that country. and i spoke to stevens,

who in a, a journalist in syria. now he says that america has taken the un hostage american appearance in the, in syria. yes, it is illegal in any country. if the governments of the country and the leader of the country asked for help from an from a friendly country, that cow celia did with iran, how suited with russia that is legal appearance that is held from one prince to another friendly country. but the united states came in to syria and occupied that he still here. yeah, we are all of the oil. well, the gas wheels and the wheat of syria and our harvesting them and pumping the oil and gas, stealing them and using this and, and using that money to fund the kurdish militia separate this want to separate and come up. yes and to ethnic pieces. and that is why why i,

because they want to keep damascus week, does it get the student government and who's the president of dr. michelle? i thought the ones that we, why do the one to 3 because he's outside the united states, and he doesn't go under the orders of the united states and the united states embassy today. the u. n. is taking hostage by the united states. the european union says relations with china dependent, all the countries stands regarding the ukrainian conflict, suggesting beijing should follow the western lead position. china has a responsibility to play a constructive role in advantages, advancing a just piece that piece can only be just it is based on upholding the sovereignty and the territorial integrity of ukraine.

you'll train will define the terms of a just peace that requires the withdrawal of invading troops. any piece plant which what in effect consolidate. rationalizations is simply not a viable plan. we have to be frank on this point. oh, china continues to interact with proteins. war will be a determining factor for you. china relations. going follow what time to read between the lines. now let's across of an hour to artic contributed rachel marston . rachel, good to see you. wow. some interesting words bear from us all of and, and take us through what's guiding e. u relations with china. these days well, lookout china, the, i'm elected queen of europe. ursula vander line. and the self appointed hall

monitor for the global school yard is telling you that she and europe are going to be watching you while you hang out with russia, which it considers to be a bad influence on you. and just might decide to punish you if she doesn't like what she sees. and she's coming over to beijing next week with everyone's teachers, pet french president, a menu. and michael, and what she's going to do, he's going to go over there and wake her finger in chinese president. she's in pings face. father, mine said that china was becoming more repressive at home and more assertive abroad, as she runs over to china, to assert herself on behalf of the e. u. in the wake of an entire winter during which she and european leaders are cracking down european shower time. well, that's not repressive at all. it's the kind of rhetoric that we've seen all over the mainstream western press talk about china preparing for war. even though it's the us that's been doing pretty much everything actively can,

to gin up tensions between china and taiwan. particularity within the context of the conflict in ukraine in which ukrainians are pretty much playing the role against russia. on behalf of western interests. that tie, one would be playing for them against china in the event that a conflict ever went hot and popped off. and there's been no war since all of these kinds of headlines have started appearing back in 2020, at the very latest, but cost a talking about war is and china and it's just been ongoing and most telling of underlines said we're president. she's parting words to russian president vladimir putin on the steps outside the kremlin. when he said right now there are changes the likes of which we haven't seen for a 100 years. and we are the ones driving these changes together. so she single those words out, you can have to wonder why she, so bothered by the prospect of multi polarity,

which is essentially what the 2 men were talking about. perhaps because the risks losing its close in a multi polar world in which the u. s. doesn't run the show with europe riding shotgun, in which case you think bonder line would have eased up on the threats like the one she made to reassess the massive trade deal. the u. china comprehensive trade agreement on investment ratified in 2020. but when it was then frozen in 2021 after brussels and beijing sanctioned each other's officials, still were talking about the use largest trading partner in a time when it's still paying a really high price. and of course, the citizens, especially from cutting itself off from its ta, provider of cheap energy, which would be russia. so wagner line also sound in during this talk that to face here, like someone who was invited over to a dinner party, but realized a few days before that it would be really awkward if she didn't at least try re

framing things a bit, given that she had just spent the last few years, totally publicly badmouthing, the host y'all. you can use our relationship with china is one of the most intricate and important anywhere in the world. and how we manage it will be a determining factor. i believe it is neither viable, non your interest to decoupled from china or we relations are not black or white and our response cannot be either and this is why we need to focus on di risk. not the couple. yeah, that sounds like an effort to not show up when the door of china with your foot shoved deep down your throat in your mouth. yeah, the relationship isn't black or white. all right?

because europe has no clear and independent strategic vision unless ambiguity is suddenly a strategy towards your top trading partner. and it seems like it doesn't really have a clue where it's going either. it's trying to cater to washington's anti china interest, while at the same time wanting to preserve its own interests with china, which is why, for example, pedro sanchez, the spanish prime minister, is in china this week and german chance our last shot was there, back in december so there's a whole parade of european leaders having to beijing, brussels basically trying to drive down the highway wall straddling to different lanes, which really, in any case doesn't seem like the smartest thing to do. yeah, right. choice, as you say, there are so many foreign ministers that are trying to really establish stronger ties with those officials in beijing these days. and he said also have an delay and, and of course, as you said, the teacher's pet matter. micron, are they both heading to beijing? is it next week? i guess they're going to see if there are any tickets available. any tickets left on the multi polar world train that is now departing,

arctic contributor rachel marston. thank you. well brazil and russia skews measure say they're working with russia, but primarily as china now with brazil, they struck a deal to do what yeah, the did all arise. they are kicking out the us dollar in favor of what using their own national currencies for bilateral trade transactions. an agreement and setting payments in one has been signed with brazil, which greatly facilitates our trait. we are planning to expand cooperation in the field of food and mineral extraction, and to search for a possibility of exporting goods with high added value from china to brazil and from brazil to china. it is a big deal. other deal enables china and the biggest economy in latin america to essentially conduct financial transactions directly without converting that currency into us dollars. the new arrangement is expected to reduce costs and facilitate bilateral trade and investments. china remains brazil's largest trading

partner followed by america, and is also brazil's largest export market as well. now this comes just days after, for the 1st time ever, china has used its own currency to import around 65000 tons of liquefied natural gas from the u. e, it was actually, strangely enough, a french company total energy to settled the deal. a china is increasingly tried to use as currency to buy energy on the global market. it is a move seen by many as a threat for the american greenback. meantime, india and egypt are taking the same part as one and a half 1000000. tons of rice is set to be traded in rubies. egypt will join 18 countries doing business in rubies for cross border transactions, all in a bit. as they've opened, we said to the dollar rise trade, and we heard from a political science professor at hel brown university, who says this is an important trend. as the multi owner world continues to bloss.

the economic crisis now is how to get the dollar. and the u. s. is trying to exercise control on countries on the supply of dollars. and they have to submit to their economic and political conditions. why? when you deal with the euro, b, as in india or the robber in russia, there are no political conditions set on the developing countries. the 18 countries club dealing with it will be in the new year. some of them are western countries like germany, when germany, economic leaders in europe joining this. this shows a very clear, blunt indicated that the future is for the d dollars. they should, if you should, is for that he's not the west. now, the western block is in the decline stage. the

ukranian bishop has lashed out a president landscape or a heavy handed crack down on religious leaders. that's as key f as attempted to evict monks at gun point from the largest orthodox monastery in the country. according to the vice region of the latter. so lensky is quote, kicking them out onto the streets, happens. present. i am telling you, mister president and your entire past, that our tears will not fall to the ground. but on your head, when you think today there's off to taking power on our back, based on our wishes, you can treat her like that. our lord will not forget this action neither to year nor to your family. the local media reporter armed police attempted to enter the holy grounds to evict the parishioners, and the monks residing there. a commission members at the site he will officially tossed with, quote, ensuring the safety of cultural property reportedly just left without doing

anything. that's how the kremlin has slammed acting against the monastery, saying it will not go unnoticed in moscow. we are sensitive to these actions. we condemn the pressure that's being exerted on the clergy and on the russian orthodox church. if they are a victim from the lava than everything will depend on their decision, what they will do next. but of course, i have no doubt that in russia, of course, no one will remain indifferent to their future fate. meanwhile, among sad worshippers spent the night in the church, preventing law enforcement from entering the sacred place. a local, among se, key of actions are illegal and they have every right to stay in the monastery. this comes from the situation as even caught the attention of pope francis, who said he is ready to be a mediator. well, not only the holy father, the united nations, also sounding alarm bells of a key. every raid on the country's biggest monastery and r t t dot com, you can read much more about the landscape cracked up on orthodox and ukraine.

thousands of protesters hitting the streets of kenya's capital to demonstrate against rising cost of living. one local reporter brought us details about the demonstrations and that of the global respond the blood, the aftermath of the anti government protest called the attention of the international community with africa. now pauline faith and restraint. in kenya. the 1st round of the monday protest people killed their home set ablaze, was looted from businesses and destroyed private property. incubate on it'll be known to be the bedrock of opposition. supportive. i never see anything the way the position you really trying to fight 3 election being

very good. it all and some of them. but actually you will be to wait for the community for that. but you're wondering when the police is coming and think that they are just wondering how can he doesn't have been to me. it was fishing, but the only thing that he has to do is to wait for the security. the police never showed up why not a year to issue any press statement. now this comes after the opposition leader being declared monday and the days were much actually in. can you check in with a fucking harmonic breath, a deep concern with the appropriate calling on the stakeholders to engage in dialogue, to address any differences between the government and the opposition for the sake of national unity, the chairperson of the african union commission,

mussa fucking mot, expresses deep concern at violence following public protests in kenya since the 21st of march 2023, which has resulted in loss of life damage to property and the interruption of certain economic activities in the capital nairobi. now religious liter have also come out from lee condemning the calling on the government and the opposition to have done no peace to prevail in the country. these comes up to a charge and almost set ablaze night after they brought in. we are calling for leticia 33 to cease and desist from using, implement the language in political, which is a social media. both had to follow up with just a button to the unfortunate events of last night. here we call of you we caught up on you can call the demos, region abuse, alternative approaches to hard to say was

a vision. he thought being thought into political vision, but really thing that was called the knob. the government and national security unknown people to talk the property of the opposition leader mr. dean got on the for president can can ever from was towards his life and to cut down trees. things also seem to get down for the journalist as a whole city from holly guns and police in different parts of the country. ammonia are 2 new and i don't know, i get into the final the story in this program. a 22 car freight train, caring ethanol has derailed, and courts, and they by residents were forced to evacuate their homes, though as a precaution. local authority say the rail line is closed and investigation is underway. now, of course, ethanol is poisonous. it's known to cause toxic anemia, cardiac arrest and god knows what else for the environment. it all comes after

a string of other accidents when america's cargo backbone last one to train and carrying dangerous chemicals, derailed and caught fire in ohio, causing serious damage to the environment on anyone who got caught underneath that . folks that hi joining us here for this live broadcast from moscow. this is all t international. we are back with you know, there was no program when i left i kind of and all of us at life, esther hate kind of stumbled our way through it. and then we can take the lessons that we've learned from that and shrink the time frame down. so there's less was less wandering in the wilderness, so to speak. when i was in the move in the last 2 years, before i left,

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