the final goal of these seem revolutions is to ensure that there are no independent players in the world anymore. the one that lives and they want to do everything in their power to preserve their privileged position in the world. russia and deputy ambassador to the united nations telling r t after a friday security council meeting, some sort of western powers, have an insatiable drive to maintain that global edge. ukraine comes down on freedom of the press as a new law and power, the state to shut down news outputs which had beamed unacceptable. an india, as a flagship airline interested, will continue flights of a russian space by the pressure from certain western partners. the

live from a sunny must go on this saturday. it will the great pleasure to have with us today, australia top stores right now. so russia is deputy ambassador to the un pushes back saying western powers are hypocritical to lash out of moscow's proposal to station nuclear weapons on the territory of its allies. bella roost. he added that america has well long stationed its own nuclear weapons and nato countries. very close to russia's borders. the west is trying to act within the concepts of rules based and national order, where it's all, it's all alone sets. the rules, seeks that the others should implement these rules. they want to do everything in their power to preserve their privileged position in the world to preserve the well being of the so called golden 1000000000 by any price. they are not hesitate to acting very much colonial or neo colonial logic in deploying nuclear weapons in the

western countries for many years for decades already. and then when russia analysis simulate, lance simply amounts as they already stop syria. many developing countries, especially weaker developing countries. there of course, aware of the possible consequences of the criticism of washington economic consequences, political consequences, financial consequences. so it was all during a un security council meeting just on friday. russia's top envoy to the organization bustling a bens demanded that america withdrawal all of its nuclear weapons from other countries. he said moscow can't stand still as nato countries or even conducting drills for the use of nuclear on that i see is should do it. so do last rushing in the ninety's took all measures to withdraw nuclear weapons from the territory of the former usaa. we urged americans to do the same to abandon the

thinking of the cold war period to return all us nuclear weapons to the territory of the united states. u. s. weapons are deployed in the netherlands, germany, turkey, and other nato countries. recall that poland also agreed to participate in joint nuclear exercises. this is exactly the area that the measures taken by the president of russia are aimed at the 15 member body. that leads the united nations, assembled to discuss the issue of tactical nuclear weapons being deployed by russia in val roofs, and bella ruth, agreeing to host those tactical nuclear weapons. now, many us aligned countries used this meeting as an opportunity to simply attack russia to blame russia for the conflict in ukraine to a huge russia of various things that we've seen throughout western media over the past months. however, when russia took to the floor, they pointed out something that many countries have failed to acknowledge in

western media has worked to just simply not mention which is that the united states has been withdrawing and getting rid of nuclear agreements. and he went over in detail all the withdrawals of nuclear agreements that we've seen from the united states. from there he went on to highlight how you asked policy as been aimed at trying to dictate and control other countries and escalate tensions around the world. zip, at least one of the key western countries are simply trying to impose their own rules on the rest of the world. beneficial only to them in order to then demand this strict compliance from other states. they themselves, of course, do not consider themselves bound by any obligations. such inherently neo colonial lachey choose are aimed at ensuring the prosperity of the so called golden 1000000000 at any cost. neither. we know our colleagues from developing countries

can be misled, and he more the apparent hypocrisy of the united states in demanding that russia not be able to deploy tactical nuclear weapons to bel roost. while the united states and its allies have nuclear weapons, that was made clear by the remark spine to ben z a before the council overall meeting highlighted very big differences between major countries represented on the council when it comes to their interpretation of world advance. russia made clear that the united states is acting in a way that is provoking conflict rather than seeking resolution. and not really enforcing any of this rhetoric we hear about a rules based global order. russia, u. n. a deputy ambassador back to a dimitria polanski again, he added that our western partners have. well, they have depleted the military resources. as of course, they have been openly fueling the conflict in ukraine. but she's throwing off. we

will, we will compare it to the whole of the western world. and now when the west has mobilized almost all its resources. so he was the man again, and they are not able to to, to win over russia. ukraine. i think now they are the concerns because of what are the steps they will do. you speak about washington. and so then of course, they proceed from the, from the concept of american exceptionalism. that united states has the right to do whatever it wants of the international arena. and now they view russia and china as a threats they try to mobilize to crown so these, these threats and they want everybody else to be silent or not. so we fear decided of russia and china, and i think that's the only probation of their foreign policy right now. but they act like people living in on a separate planet, having the right to do what that what they want in the country to,

to the others. ukraine has passed a law giving president and government direct authority to shut down media outlets it deems unacceptable. also, bypassing any need for any court to make a rule. the laura takes the power of the ukrainian council on television or radio, broadcasting to a whole new level, making it the sole regulator of the mass media where the ability to impose fines, restrictions, or completely bad news agencies that can now do so without even involving the countries judicial system that comes after the ukrainian government or bod, a number of political opposition parties, which were accused of being sympathetic to russia. one of those factions even received 2000000 votes and recent elections. now this new law on media also prohibits depictions of russia that contradict key as official narrative. now any reporting and ukrainian news about russia must at least have the approval of the

domestic authorities. legislation has sponsored pretty serious concerns about the freedom of the press in ukraine. the international federation of journalists joins it's ukrainian affiliates, the national union of journalists of ukraine, an independent media trade union of ukraine, and calling on the government to revise the new legislation. and to start abroad, inclusive dialogue with journalist unions and the media sector. we gauge the reactions from john list, jason michael and an abortion knowledge about this new ukranian law. but also we compare to 2 similar actions by some other go. this is a conflict situation and in every conflict situation, especially one of this magnitude, if this is indeed a proxy conflict between russia and the united states, then the stakes are very high and press freedoms. the very idea of press as an instrument of control and propaganda is instrumental to public opinion gaining

public support, you know, manufacturing consent for the giving of arms. and, you know, the use of taxpayers money to fight a war in sight of the united states outside of western europe. so a great deal of consent is required and an order to manufacture by consent than the all the instruments of the, the state than all gra, for media media. the, you know, the, the government aligned media in the west and then the united states will fall into line and give the support. i don't think anybody should expect the west to condemn this for all of their public commitments to democracy and free speech. we could in fact, argue that the ukrainian model is being implemented at home and given that they've already declared the landscape, the next best thing to a st. and i've been there, i see, can do your role. yes, he's already banned all the, you know,

all the opposition parties. he's already nationalized the media. it's just one of those. if i run it because it, this decision comes the day after the western journalists are shrieking about the arrest of wall street journal reporter who was reportedly caught red handed, trying to spy on russia. and that's obviously in their eyes and attack on freedom of the press. but this is not because it doesn't matter what you do. it's only always who you are that's. that's all there is to it. by 10 parts the local time here in moscow, beijing is set to host high level talks between japanese and chinese top diplomats . it will be that 1st face to face in 3 years now, it does come with tensions over a japan's plans to restrict semiconductor manufacturing equipment export to china. ultimately curbing beijing's ability to essentially make advanced chips. so let's buy more much live now cg reporter unit a job area. it's great to see you today. what can you tell us about these are,

i guess expectations for the meeting between the chinese and japanese foreign ministers, the 1st face to face in 3 years, as we understand. indeed worried this is the 1st, the face to face in 3 years. and that is a really a move to restore high level exchanges or meets trained relations and china touches really creating importance to ya. sheets visit to bridging hope, was to take this opportunity to maintain the sound and steady development of bilateral relations. while they use the word study relationship and that is because of the turbulence relationship due to history reasons. and this one is also echoed by the japanese side. so drain the, his stay in china. ja, she is expected to meet the chinese leadership and that he and the chinese stay counselor and a foreign minister in gone weeks change in taps views on bilateral relations as well as international and regional issues of common concerts. can we,

can we try and get down to any specifics you and do you think, i mean, let, let's talk about, for example, the common interests and possibly even more important issues of contention between those 2 countries. well, the 2 countries are neighbors. so, so technically they're important to each other and that the bilateral relationship should start itself should serve the common interest. but japan has been really taking top positions on certain issues towards china, such as the south and east china sea. and the chinese and japanese different ministries have recently completed the construction of a direct telephone line for the maritime in earlier dom mechanism. that's a good thing in china's defense ministry says that this will contribute to the maintaining the regional peace and stability. but i'm always to also say that there are many other issues such as the island and the taiwan question, as well as the situation ukraine could be discussed in say,

i know you're across this story. it's a bit of a sensitive one or japan reportedly planning to restrict semiconductor manufacturing equipment, exports in line with what is essentially an american lead agenda that's de facto true. i mean, it will this in any way actually affect china ability to make advance trips while absolutely that's, you know, it's kind of restrictions all the exports of 23 types of semiconductor manufacturing equipment. and this is really comes out one day before, before a minister's japanese for a minister's visit to china. so it's really not normal. and certainly it's kind of a cold war mentality and the action of unilateralism while the, cuz you do many experts say that the sheet of government has readily, i'd the tie one question and you know, the narrative of china a threat. and all the reason for that is just to find and the reason an excuse to bolster its defense capacity capacity. and as you said, it's also the,

the agenda from the west seeking alliance, which is the purpose of it is to contain china and fate. before i let you go, let's just quickly address what is potentially one of the biggest stories in recent years, and that is the current shifting geo political landscape. and let's assess where china stands as the winds are shifting eastwards. you want to talk about the groupings of the ass c on the s c o, the shanghai cooperation organization, bricks of course, the global south. there's an awful lot of movement going on these days on the political chessboard where does china stand amid all of it? well, it's just really, as you mentioned, a lot of move that you mention about asi and in fact, the prime minister is of malaysia and singapore. both the prime ministers have just left left waging today. so the presidency jane being met with both prime ministers in beijing yesterday. and there is really

a common thing that being discussed during their meeting, which is meant mutual benefit and cooperation and both leesha long and the prime minister on where it says that the, the, to the world should abandon the, the cold war mentality. and there is not a reason of, there's not a thing such a thing of black and white. and china has been maintaining a policy of foreign policy with his neighbor, which is amy de sincerity and mutual benefit and inclusiveness, and the policy of affording friendship and partnership. with his neighbors. so hopefully this visit by the japanese foreign minister will give a new positive signal to the relationship between the 2 c, g, t and report are going to pay, shall joining us live here. when are you into national thanks so much for that. the head of a prominent monastery in kiev has been put under house arrest as ukrainian

authorities strengthen a clamp down on christian clothes, members with religious ties to russia, according to him, he abs latest move is nothing more than political persecution. i have done nothing of what they are accusing me of. this is a political matter. i have never been on the side of aggression. i am against aggression. now i am in ukraine. this is my land. the name of the one on friday, a crowd, a cold for the eviction of the clergy at the monastery, in kiev, shelving insults and demanding the monks vacate the premises. meanwhile, orthodox christians and kia have been seeking to prevent police from entering the church, and removing the clergyman, the government has been trying to cut the centuries old ties between the orthodox ukrainians and the moscow patriarchy and an advisor to ukraine. president zelinski said the church needs to be quote,

physically cleaned out. unique chance when everything could be resolved very quickly and painlessly was during the 1st 3 to 6 months of the war. then it was possible to simply physically clean out many pro russians. today it is a little more difficult, but again, a little harder does not mean impossible. and today we must use legal and tough means to sweep them away. the monks say the actions to affect them are illegal and that they have every right to stay in the monastery. un report has also question the validity of the authorities. measures of religious figures worldwide, including pope frances have expressed concern about what's going on there in your crime. meantime, the greek orthodox archbishop is called on the international community to help stop the persecution. as he described the crackdown as an attack on christianity. in general. the hazard in the jerusalem church, which is one of the oldest christine orthodox churches in the world. we believe the systematic persecution suffered by the fraternal ukrainian orthodox church is an

attack on all of us on old orthodox churches in the world or old christian churches . and on all noble humanitarian ethical and spiritual values gives rude us on the west to try to strike the ukrainian orthodox church. a raise it. camps government is working hard to do this. i don't think the west is just silent. it's an accomplice in this crime. if we say that the west is just silent, we will not reflect the whole reality, the western system, and those who claim to be its rulers, whether in the u. s. or elsewhere, we're trying to undermine the authority of the orthodox church. not only in the crate, but in the world. the orthodox church is under attack everywhere because it has preserved and maintains faith, morality, and values, including family values. the executive board of a international monetary fund has approved a $15600000000.00 financing package for ukraine. that means the country is not receiving a $115000000000.00 of economic support comprised of a well debt relief grants and all sorts of loans. now this are 4848 month program,

i should say it is the biggest loan ukraine has received from any single source since the start of the conflict. it's also a timing at the 1st time the i m f is given help to a country currently engaged in a military conflict. a $2700000000.00 is set to be an immediate disbursement. while the rest is due to be released over the next 4 years, however, the money does come with conditions which will require key f to undertake significant financial reforms. are ukraine's economy contracted by about a 3rd last year with the government seeking at least $38000000000.00 from foreign donors to plug its fiscal gap around a $28000000000.00 in loans and grounds has already been pledged from the us and the e. u. well, earlier my colleague in, in a nail, he spoke with an expert in strategic leadership with a focus on crisis management and emerging markets. the specialist says the i m. s. loan will only increase ukraine's dependence on western partners. boring from the i . m f is not cheap. indeed because you have to base rate $3.00 for every pay out.

there's a surcharge. and then if you take out a lot of money, it gets even more expensive because there should've been kind of an incentive not to take out so much money. ukraine suffers damage to its infrastructure. you know, then it gets a loan to rebuild. then that's rebuilding and then there's another attack and then you get another on. so in time so was, this is always difficult and we should not forget their huge legacy problems. now the scapegoat is russia, but the ukraine was in a, in a very bad economic situation. because of all the gods and bet fiscal policy before the military operations started, i think it's extremely risky and you can not use the standard approach, you know, which is tough fiscal policy and so on. actually, it would need a tailored approach. it's hard to think that this is completely al touristic,

what the i m f is doing. i don't think that this is very touristic in reality, and i think they are a couple of hidden agenda items which the western countries in particular pursuer one is to make the make ukraine more dependent on the west, more dependent on ever increasing amounts of further loans just to repay the previous loans. the other thing is that it's actually a nice scheme for the western countries, which now deliver weapons actually took that money to get cash for the weapons. otherwise it would be a gift, or sometimes they give their older weapons in order to buy new or weather and get the budget levels up in their home country. absolutely. so very not scheme to return a router when it the equipment the military equipment. so,

and afterwards, when they said that trapped the trip there's a sense of urgency and there will be a lot of pressure to actually use the frozen foreign currency reserves of russia. which is about $300000000000.00. maybe this money then will be used to repay this i'm f, loan and all the other loans on the head of india's flagship airline has insisted that it will continue to conduct flights over the russian space. despite pressure from certain western partners, the ceo of air india adamantly defended the company's decision saying it's simply a matter of economics. if that's the way the winds are blowing and it is most economical, if we prevent certain carriers from over flying certain places, it doesn't necessarily stop people moving. it just changes where they're moving

through. i think the chief off and india he defended the right of air india to fly through russian skies in this cells on the pool to interview to the telegraph. the journalist with the telegraph, who interviewed mister wilson, he basically was giving him the logic that if you're flying or russia, then you're basically helping russia fund the war in ukraine to which sha, mr. wilson raised strongly, ah, have rubbish all those cleans. in fact, i remember most of the west in a line, they have quoted flying through russia, ukraine as well as bended, who was, and essentially, what's that done is it has made the hours longer. it has made the dig, it's more expensive. needless to see more feel well already as a shortage of feel was not insistently also us ever and line. they were approached

western government saying that an airline which is flying to the russian sky should be prohibited for landing western soil. now when they seeing you that india and china, they companies have an unfair advantage. foreign airlines using russian air space on flights to and from the us are gaining a significant competitive advantage over u. s. carriers in major markets, including china and india. this situation is directly to the benefit of foreign airlines and at the expense of the u. s. as a whole, with fewer connections to key markets, fewer high paying airline jobs. so you're paying as far as a, a east to west, the road from east to west is, can send the best possible way, is flying through the giant territory of russia. what does it it makes a shorter it makes it cheaper. but as far as india and china are concerned,

they've not signed off to the sanctions. so these 2 may be able to use this route. but interesting how in a sense of entitlement, they think that it's so key for eastern airlines to suffer as much as western airlines and why perhaps it's dying to think the other way. ah, a group of n g o is, has accused frances largest energy company of complicity in war crimes for allegedly helping russia to fuel its military jets. let's get the opinion of oxy contributor rachel marston right now on this story. when you think of the conflict in ukraine, does the idea of climate change immediately come to mind? well, leave it to green activists to find a way to use events in ukraine against one of their favorite targets, a big oil company. to antonio's, the darwin climax, coalition based in france and ukraine's rise on we stand our taking legal action in france against the countries oil giant total energy. they're accusing the

multinational of war crimes complicity in ukraine. according to western press reports, the embryos alleged that total operates a national gas field in russia, who's resources were transformed into fuel kerosene, in this case, for russian warplanes deployed in ukraine after the onset of the conflict on february 24th of last year. the company has expressed outrage at the accusations which qualifies us defamatory. what's have meaning and such. talk is unacceptable. these accusations against our company, which conducts that celebrations and strict compliance with european union policy and applicable european sanctions, measures a particularly serious out of funded in light of the explanations we have provided back in october of 2020 the same french and geo was part of a coalition that press charges against total for green washing in 2022 and targeted the company for eco side in another procedure with paris and new york getting

involved in the litigation. so they've now teed up with ukraine's razzle. we stand which specifically targets exports of and investments in russian fossil. busy fi as a source of revenue for moscow, but they really seem to both be obsessing over this french company in particular, even though russian fuel is being sold all over the world, the countries that haven't sanctioned russia before be ex forwarded by other oil companies back into the west, after having its russian identity sufficiently long for the west and europe in particular, to avoid being seen as blatantly hypocritical. so last year, the very same to and yos, tried to get a french anti terrorist prosecutor to investigate total, accusing the company of war crimes. but that case was dismissed earlier this year. here's what the company lawyers had to say about that particular case. justice

should not be blind when faced with indirect, but essential support multinationals to the war effort, and to the considerable profits that they continue to enjoy after an invasion of ukraine. france cannot in the same breath, condemn the invasion, and remain inactive in the face of behaviors propping it up. so it sounds a lot like the kind of power play that the u. s. government made against frank cement company le vows when it used its own courts to extract a windfall. fine of almost $800000000.00 for the us treasury after washington accused it a wheeling and dealing with jihadists and syria, where the company was trying to operate. it's certainly not unheard of then for washington to use a whole range of tools at its disposal, including proxies of various kinds of hoodie and joe's and playing their own court system to do it's bidding against competitors foreign competitors. specifically. last year, the british angio global witness also drew attention to totals, business activities and russia. so now it's just

a total coincidence at so many western and yos are seeing the exact same lines and vs about total and it's linked to russia. speaking of which the company's former ceo stoughton actually was described by russian president vladimir putin in 2014 as a quote, true friend of our country. unfortunately, those remarks were made after democracy perished in a freak accident when his private jet crossed into a snowplow at moscow's local airport. a french state media report 2 years later in 2016 noted that the old maritime france around the former total ceos, mysterious death, and paris is seeming lack of interest in the incident. even after moscow sent over its own 4 volume investigation to france was rather striking and it brought up the death in 1962 of italian oil giant n e s. c e o. energy for my 2. when his plane blew up during the landing in milan,

and although it was attributed to bad weather at the time, 3 decades later, the sicilian mafia admitted to having blown the plane up. now in the high stakes, were all the big oil. there are a lot of smoky mirrors and low blows, for sure, and things aren't always what they seem to be a 1st glance. but as we've also seen with a recent sabotage at the north stream pipelines, the closer the entity is to russia and to russian interests, the more incoming fire it seems to take these days. yeah, of course, as, as it was big satellite, there francois is by the way, this week, the 1st european country to facilitate an 11 g purchase between the u. e and china . but it was done in chinese. you want anyway, more news when a return got to be at the top of a.