call themselves cyber front. c, which we believe is a sort of a, a loose grouping of activists and commentators on the conflict at this stage. and they have also given a statement about what occurred to we can have a look at the special the, my friends and i were walking towards the university embankment. and at that time we heard an explosion. it was a dull explosion like a pop. after about 1015 minutes, we found ourselves in the heart of the events that were not so many. i went holdings. during our event, a terrorist attack occurred in the cafe we hired. we took certain security measures, but unfortunately they were not enough. we express our condolences to the families and friends of the victims, special condolences to everyone who knew the wonderful walker respondent and our good friend violent to tusky. now we are co operating with law enforcement and hope

that all the perpetrators will be punished. unfortunately, we can't tell you anything else yet, i believe, as well in the past half hour or so. there's been some reaction as to a claims of responsibility or otherwise. well, president lensky is office has issued a statement denying any knowledge or complicity in the attack. and you know, we would expect out of course, but i think we have to really look back to last summer when we saw is somewhat similar attack which killed an innocent woman diary you do get to the daughter of alexander duke in a very prominent russian and philosopher and apparently these 2 individuals both now to see did know each other and were familiar with each other. dairy, you do get to and lot lynn to tusky, alexander, duke,

and also made some statements through his telegram channel about the tragedy. that's been witness today that both of these people have been tragically murdered essentially. and so i think we have to kinda unit a sort of expect denials where we would maybe suggest that this is obviously linked to the conflict in ukraine and who would benefit from these type of attacks. when we mention about something like this, to, to casual view or state involvement in, in, in the sauce nation, it looks like today it appears far fetched. but then when you, as you say, if you look into the weeds, the details of the daria do going to murder. i was just looking earlier at a u. s. spies, just to remind myself about the actual reaction. u. s. spies believe it was authorized by parts of the ukrainian government. so the reason i bring that up is that it would be safe to assume either possibly the primary motor boat, the investigation committee, what they would be going on today would be

a very similar thing. i'd agree, no. okay. when we know more, thanks for all those details, just chat. bring us those coming into us in the past half hour or so a lot of new information che both with the latest. okay, well let's recap. then just are breaking news to if you're just joining us. welcome . by the way, 3 minutes past 10 p. m. this sunday evening. here in mos you're watching, arc international at one story dominating our news coverage to day that of an explosion. tearing through a cafe in russia's northern capital, st. petersburg, killing high profile russian war journalists, lovelyn, tete tar sky. at least 2 dozen more people were wounded in that blast, 6 of whom are said to be in a serious condition. we are thankfully though hearing from people who are at the actual looks like an award, certainly of sorts in that bar in saint petersburg to day. so some of them are ok.

thankfully, a warning you may find by the way, the following video upsetting this flooded shoes the aftermath of the attack from inside the street bar. and then that's its name. we have blurred the image of the slain journalist. the picture is this stressing matching his family is looking at this as well today at we will not show it to you directly at the cafe as you can make up here, looks entirely and destroyed by the bloss wreckage of tables of chairs among the debris. well also this video shows the moment of impact, the blast occurring as the at front section of the bar, the windows, the doors just came out in an absolute, an explosion on to the streets on coming traffic, forced to stop as the glass and other wreckage act appeared their people,

of course, would have heard unseen. indeed what occurred they, they rushed to the venue emergency services. there are trying to perhaps at whole people back from coming to help us an investigation into what occurred, who curry died. this as well is ongoing. i want to show you as well footage. this is the very intriguing aspect at, let's show you at from the actual side of the blast. this video was released by the russian investigative committee as i just mentioned, the windows at blow and i thought full frontage of the at bar plant, the restaurant interior. you can see here clearer, the damage just there's severe damage suffered as well. the cafe ceiling was brought down by the explosion as security services we know are continuing their investigation at the cafe as well. we've been hearing from some,

at witnesses there in the aftermath of the attack close to 4 hours ago, not including from local journalists, the census this, at brief remark, maxime, at the rubbish off at from the scene. behind me is vic, if a you, the center of st. petersburg were and the printers at that place and the explosive do as was said of claiming life or at least one person. and in another 20, that's what we know so far, the hey police present. and we can get any closer to the site. but we will keep you posted. well, in this video, taken inside the venue statuette is seen it being handled by the war correspondent who was killed. it's apparently a homemade bomb pack with metal fragments at detonated just a short time later. one eye witness told us what she saw on the new one, you had a problem with the law 1st. she took the microphone and started asking him questions, and she said, do you remember lovelyn?

i give you a postcard. he said, is this the one you drew? she replied, yes. he asked her name and she said nastier than she continued. now i would like to give you a statue. she said that when she entered the cafe, she was asked whether it was a bomb and was asked to leave the statue at the entrance. then she brought it to the stage and gave it to london. it was a golden head in the helmet. it didn't look like a blog when it and everyone laughed and they put it down, only put it back in suddenly everything exploded, the smoke appeared, and then everything was like a slow motion. every one ran. those who were nearby were covered in blood. i said i need while another witness of the cafe talked of a suspicious woman she had seen at the vineyard. i saw that the girl stayed in the room and when everything happened, she came out with me after me. after some time from 2 to 10 minutes, an explosion occurred from my seat. it looked like smoke and fire somewhere in the distance, people came out and the girl came out with every one else. there was a crowd that ran out. some were looking normal,

just scared and some had read her body smudges on their faces. my name is diana cordova, my friends and i were there. they were sitting at the table with this girl. yeah. her name was nasty. i just got a sample. 99 percent certain that the statuette exploded, who gave one of these statutes issues with his dinner and at the bottom go. it actually said that a woman introduce herself who was said she was from list. i don't know whether it's true or not. this was a book, a score of credit bottles to oh, can tell me bother. yes invitees. she'll need more of what maybe there was an laser, so i know what any records of these people shortage clergy, hills. ah, i can't say because i'm not the only organizer with the fact that everyone movie found that. sure. because every one is usually invited, well, you can find them by phone number of them or a mac and maybe how they contact. will they organize issues other? no, yes. his name is diego. i couldn't go to the one that gave him the statute. no,

this is a present with a microphone who is standing on stage at the time of the explosion. golfer and didn't give it to him, but the woman brought a snatch, went from the closet, saying she was wrong in this manually. or we heard from a friend of flat land sitarski, who had been in contact with him just a day earlier. this year. i texted with him yesterday. he's out if someone roto topic on his channel, he wouldn't lock them. we agreed to go to belgrade together. i found out about the incident from social netflix does. there was the news that a man had died. so then we found out he was him, he wrote that many things were written to him and he said that he would block them . we had a lot of plans recently. we're both went to the complex own. we went to la ganske together. it's hard for me to talk. he was one good friend. he was honest, fair funny. i've lost a friend. what else can i say? what i'm trying to call his relatives were waiting to hear from his widely ne, and just imagine the relatives reaction to that as well. county and political

analysts, sergei markov spoke to him earlier as well. he is of the view, the same pattern was used to kill russian journalist doria, duke and i. last august. he believes ukraine's the ukrainian state could be in play here. my good time, cassandra, generous at that, had been a good night by specific administrators. instead risk, or was a different community or also you paid because it's been organized by, by is these are going to say that again, that you do that. and as we know the evidence, that's exactly keep organized. just like again that i know i've been punished that nevertheless, but i'll show you why. hello, nice nation of our school. organize all serious nice. come back to nike and from our point of view. also, it can look more broadly and we will see that knowing why for

keep it is you can be killed because of it's glare that russia can not use disease. smith, box darkness, all 5 years, keep it as k been killed because executors are not on the against roger. but mostly important was i thank you, jeez, everybody who supporting special needs and what i showed you and who publicly express of your soul is this is also against freedom of speech in the russians. and i just thought that was a 1000 people to be raised to support rational military patients. also, this is set up to select, to go on psychological eval against what he meant portraits because some period of work is native teacher or bridget dental professional ledger minute. and it

wasn't good due to some back in the nice on the practical level to hide away formation, shade, or against russian or church. just some reaction we've been getting to the the aftermath of today's attack in st. petersburg style is what it looks very much like on and deliberate, a talk about war blogger and other people in the audience there with more information comes in. and this, we will, of course, bring it to you immediately. but for now, let's move on to more world news. the foreign minister is of japan and china have wrapped up their 1st face to face meeting in more than 3 years. while the 2 countries have had close economic ties, business ties as well in the past. at recent high tech export controls and posed by

japan of strain relations, a correspondent for the c g t a news channel took us through what was spoken about on the day. one of the key consensus reached by the to, to talk to format that the 2 countries should abide by the political document between china and japan to strengthen their communication and pragmatic cooperation at all levels. and aim before staple bilateral relations. china for a minute or 2 gone, brought what they g. c. as a series of provocations by japan, again staging to the table, he reminded me that it used to be japan who had been controlled by the us when he comes to with dr. industry development and now he argued that japan should not do the same to china, which is definitely detrimental to both china and japan and the 2 side also

exchanges their views on a couple of issues regarding international regional issues such as a china, japan are okay. cooperation situations for financial lot and also the reform of the security council. as you know, that is strengthening of the judge japan alliance charging china has constituted a very long after disturbing factor for the china japan relationship. and during their talk, foreign minister can go make clear that the i want to hear a tell question is at the core of china's core interest and concern the political foundation of china, japan solutions. urging that the japanese side to refrain from interest, bring in that the long question or undermining china sovereignty form. so in fact, he said that it is the basis of mental trust and credibility in develop relationship members of the ukrainian nationalist group right sector had gathered in front of an

orthodox monastery, key of threatening and demanding the parishioners. their leave, members of the grouping are known further extremist views on their pop laura he has risen since then. my don qu of 2014 tensions in the area have also been on the rise . ascii of has been seeking to evict monks and clergy members from the 1000 year old site. on saturday, the head of the monastery, metropolitan popple was sentenced to 60 days house arrest over his religious ties to moscow. this was the albert's initial reaction to the ring. here in the moon intro his mom, i didn't do anything. i know this is a political case because i was told to switch to the key of backed orthodox church of ukraine. but i said, no, i was threatened, the security services of ukraine came to me and said, a criminal case that should be opened against me. and it was only, i don't know who planned it. i'm not going to figure that out because it's not my style to settle

a candle on the head of the church will now have to wear an electronic tag for the period of his confinement. his lawyer said they'll appeal lots decision on helgren's. r t senior correspondent broadcast, he has the background to be a pencil. head of the key of the chevy lava was detained earlier today, he was taken to a court hearing. he felt poorly. who's taken the hospital of him forcefully by ukrainian security agents. taken back the court, we knew that he is being charged on 2 counts, one ease sparking and finding inter religious hatreds and enmity, the subject matter the evidence we haven't seen, but also with rejecting the premise of the russian aggression which in t evan, all over ukraine is seen, something is as gospel that russia is via aggressive, should be resisted everywhere of the scenes from the monastery,

the key of beach of a libre, ah harrowing for many orthodox folk for not justin in ukraine, but all over the world, the ascending shutters through worshippers of the she, the such that supports us those against the eviction and the takeover of you kids. what have you, quint largest monasteries is that they're there. they're praying, they trying to resist without violence. and you have ukranian nationalists also at the scene. radicals who haven't the slightest interested in religion, but a just happy to be somewhere where, what they deem what are being called per russians are being evicted. you have seen showing people praying on their knees and around them dancing ukrainians, dancing nationalists, sorry, radicals, chanting insults, threats. also we have heard from the ukrainian government which again for us has

since 2000. 1 and 18 made it a policy to try and replace the ukranian orthodox church, which it sees as independent and unruly and far too per russian with the orthodox church of ukraine which, which is a very different thing in, teaches a very different religion. although claiming to be the same they, they, for example, teach, the ukrainian should never have children with russians, that ukrainian should only him to mix with ukrainians to keep the blood pure. we've also heard a presidential advisor come out and comment on what is happening, saying now is the time to eliminate the unruly clergy. a 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. you credit and government, as i said, has been added for years. and in recent months of the past offer you sir. these, these efforts to clam down to pressure, to dismantle the ukrainian orthodox church of only wrapped up. well, the events surrounding the church and ukraine have resonated a particularly in ethiopia, where the largest orthodox christian community outside of eastern europe resides, a priest from the holy trinity theological university, and others of a few years that cracked and could fuel more violence and ukraine. meaning the women to anybody on this issue really when reading the christians not get anything out of the christians much shooting martin being to be one of those shot international challenges.

so if under persecution, by government off, i mean, it shows kind of what you do or something it's not going on for me. on my piece is the point. it's not, it's not the most. it is not something that you have to try and out. it doesn't, it doesn't define what, what do you mean by, you might, might use different kinds of expressions. and of painting you can do what the fact is, what we have is that even force who doesn't want the people to be good and who doesn't want to go to my feet in the bus to get started. but it's not telling us to look because i'm not,

i'm saying this is the fact that we have going to school every really goes was for some reason we're not getting that from the reason why i don't believe that he's on the meantime. even going to do, they will look into why they don't bring in why they begun them from doing this. so it is so obvious. so please leave the intervention of that. but who doesn't want us to be in communion? we've got no one else to be real good. if we keep on prayer and do something, which is one of the other, know, you know, not, not big news on the financial markets today. saudi arabia is announced. it's cutting oil production by $500000.00 barrels a day, equivalent to around 5 percent of daily i put,

it comes despite repeated demands from us officials primarily to do the opposite. the cuts will start and may not continue until the end of the year. the countries energy ministry said the move is aimed at supporting what it calls, market stability. that the pop, what's followed by other opec plus members bringing the total upcoming reduction done to a full 1000000 bottles per day. russia, it will prolong its reduced puts until the end of the year as well. it comes that month after another production cut was agreed by opec plus members in november, despite numerous called my western leaders not to do so. donald trump, this week became the 1st former us president to face criminal charges after he was indicted by a grand jury in new york. our teach rachel blevins has been looking into the case as well as other former american leaders who afforded prosecution. donald trump may

be the 1st president in us history to be indicted by a federal grand jury. but he is not the 1st to be accused of committing a crime. that list includes everyone from the current sitting president to the one behind the infamous watergate scandal. that's right. richard nixon, who resigned in the wake of a political storm caused by both the scandal and his administration's response to it. according to documents that were unsealed back in 2018, a washington federal grand jury drafted an indictment against nixon in 1974 schmidt scandal was of course, bill clinton and the 1990 s. about his affair with white house intern, monica lewinsky, i did miss lewinski, i never told anybody to launch our fault, but according to reports, independent prosecutor robbery agreed to publicly admit his wrong doings or something like that. questions about my relationship with monica lewinsky for information? indeed, i did have a relationship with mr. next in line, george

w bush, who launched the war on terror, included the swift signing of the patriot act into law, which gave the name of targeting terrorists. but those powers weren't just used your brother until 2006 that he us district judge issued a ruling with which for the average joe would lead to years in prison as or didn't such unfettered control, particularly where his actions bill of rights. yet there was no talk of impeachment or grand jury permitting the same case for barack obama, who continued to conduct of spying on his political opponents. as for his foreign policy, after he used the us military's latest tech to a legally bomb say quietly, he is running for office once again in 2024. the from a manhattan district attorney that he allegedly falsified us. this is political persecution and election interference at the russia, the muller hoax, ukraine, ukraine, ukraine impeachment to tional. marla, i rate. and now this,

the weapon is the rule of law on its had florida will not assist in an extradition to prosecute her. and his political agenda, alvin breck has venture election as he routinely priest violent criminals to terrorize the public. donna trump, if there is anything we have learned in recent years, it's a next. and while the latest case against trump can't stop him from running an administration, if he is re elected, we are committed to following the bashful transactions with millions of dollars and providing answers to the wilkins to do just that. but the house oversight committee has indicate democracy in this country is all, but did they like the exact opposite of what they say they represent? so the republicans will the conservatives in our country have ignored. we're facing the day. i think that what they're doing to president trump is absent. i think there's a couple of act poses that should face that scrutiny. but haven't that goal is to make sure that he's bored from serving public office. one of the things that pro the deep stay tactics in the,

the ways that they were ok as we approach half past at 10 this sunday evening here up, it'll st. petersburg that is dominating our news in st. petersburg killing high profile russian war journey were wounded in the bloss 6 of whom are said to be in a serious condition. this footage shows the aftermath of the attack from inside the street bar. adventure is distressing, so we will not show it to you directly. tables and chairs among the debris can be a moment, the blast occurred in the building the entire for oncoming traffic in what is a busy city center road, not that building a here. this is more images from off seen it as the investigation continues into kind of a vent perhaps even getting an award.