the 1st film shot entirely among the stars ah, coming to you live from the russian capital. this is r t international. i'm rachel blevins, here with the latest news welcome to the programmer. ukraine's president windermere, zalinski and fellow senior officials have been implicated, and the embezzlement of at least $400000000.00 from western funding. that, according to the latest bombshell report from hewlett surprise winning journalist seymour hersh, one estimate by analysts from the central intelligence agency put the embezzled funds at 400000000 dollars last year. at least another expert compare the level of corruption and key of as approaching that of the afghan war. although there will be no professional audit reports emerging from the ukraine. for a $100.00 per gallon. is the price that the american taxpayer is being footed with

to facilitate kiev transporting gasoline quite a half the amount and from what we understand over $400000000.00 are estimated to have been embezzled by zalinski and his cronies. now the report also goes on to say that ukraine is buying russian oil. what is interesting about this is that apparently ukraine claimed back in bring in 2022 that they had ceased, all purchasing are not telling. the truth apparently was not being directly purchased from russia, but purchased from 3rd party countries with these front organizations that they've set up for the purpose of bottling money and hiding funds. it sat around the country, bulgaria, apparently is one place where this is taking place. there are other front organizations that have been set up for the purpose of embezzling funds, embezzling mind it's intended to spend on weapons. seymour hersh describes

a kind of the outlines and the methods of ukrainian corruption in his article. many government ministries and key of have been literally competing. i was told to set up front companies for export contracts for weapons and ammunition with private arms dealers around the world, all of which provide kickbacks. many of those companies are in poland and shaqia, but others are thought to exist in the persian gulf and israel. i wouldn't be surprised to learn that there were others in places like the cayman islands and panama. and there are lots of americans involved and i'm can, expert on international trade, told me now zalinski dismissed 10 officials in order to appease the united states. and these were officials who were so blatantly corrupt and showing often bragging about their corruption and the amount of taxpayer money from the united states that they had consumed. that was vast. it was felt that zalinski let them go. now, some of the meetings between zalinski and his top military staff have been

described according to seymour hersh, something out of a mob movie from the united states. apparently, they were angry quote, he was taking a larger share of the skim money than was going to the general. and apparently there has been fighting between zelinski and his inner circle about how the lute gets divided. now the article also goes on to describe that quote, there is a total breakdown between the white house leadership and the intelligence community . and then apparently there are quite a bit of disagreements within the biden administration and within the u. s. intelligence agencies about how to conduct operations. anthony blank and apparently does not want to hear any criticism of the ukrainian government. he dismisses all going to things like corruption and other problems on the part of zalinski and his allies as being both roku and meanwhile, it appears the biden administration has no real plan for the con with, for resin resolving it or we're moving ahead in any way at same time, there are

u. s. troops stationed in poland and ukrainians are being trained in how to use f. 16 fighter airplanes from the united states. many are looking on this new report from seymour hersh insane. this shows what many people have been pointing out is the case all along. ukraine is a very corrupt country and a lot of the millions and billions of dollars that are being poured into ukraine by the united states. that the expands of the american tax. here is not actually going for military purposes or humanitarian operations, but in reality is going to line the pockets of some very well connected people are . we've seen this conflict as an opportunity to make lots of money for themselves. earlier american radio host and political sit tourist randy cranniger talked over the findings with my colleague here in the studio and says he's not all that

surprised by the claims. well, it's like a clod ringing this and i cast a blanket saying, i'm shocked. there's gambling going on here. it's, it's, it's no shock at all. it's, it's not surprise, we've known, i think people, it's an open secret that his government is corrupt, that the, he's corrupted. he's been rake and money off the top from the very beginning. what? see more hearst did was really lay it out in a way that hasn't been seen before. the only problem is will the western media, the compliant media actually pick up on it? i mean, you got a smoking, a bigger than a smoking gun here. my seem or her, she's an impeccable reporter in the best investigative journalist in america over the last 50 years. so when he says it, it's true. all right, so what do you think the wes will be able to pick up on l? well, they just, you know, high the, under the carpet brush over it and maybe look a different story or will there actually have to, you know, say something about it. well that is reporters veterans, sconces, western reporters in k will rake it under the carpet because that if they don't,

then they'll be thrown out, all right, and they will get fired a at c n, n and m s n b c. if they report on it, just like they didn't report on the nord stream bombing explosion by the u. s. a. norway. so i expect that will just go along with it to get along. the use foreign policy chief has postpone a plan trip to china, saying he tested positive for cove it, but the cancellation comes in mid rise in controversy over recent remarks for the front president who called for the e. u. child more autonomy from the u. s. and the more lenient policy towards china, the head of the european council weighed in on the issue and expressed support for the french leaders views. there is indeed a great attachment the remains present and the manual macro has said nothing else for this alliance with the united states. but if this alliance with the united states would suppose that we blindly systematically follow the position of the

united states. oh, no issues. no, there has been a leap forward on strategic autonomy compared to several years ago. first of all, shot michelle is totally wrong about there being a big leap forward in strategic european autonomy compared to several years ago. the fact that they all blindly followed the u. s. agenda. ukraine and brow beat. anyone who dissented, like for example, hungarian president, victor or bond is proof of just that. and it's been unity above all else. and all it's really change so far is just the rhetoric. the actions haven't changed at all . so we'll see what happens on that front. but mccoy, have dared to diverge from that western unity at all costs dr. and by floating this idea that hate, maybe we should be thinking for ourselves and taking our own best interest to consideration whenever washington rings are asking. hey, you know, want to go on a joy ride, met some stuff up over your own backyard. michael is now saying that unity is important for china as well, and that beijing views taiwan through that particular prison. he said he express

concerns over washington, global economic gemini, and over european nations, becoming a quote baffles something that the conflicts in ukraine seems to be salaried. and now the e u has over dependence on american gas and that macros own complaints about that and about its impact on european industry are falling on deaf ears over in washington. so you think that not whole had hit some kind of a 3rd rail judging by the reaction to his remarks, but he's really just advocating for a return to the classic position of former french president. shut the gun of an independent, balanced approach between east and west. now to say position that was prevalent even during former french president jacques. she's mandate up till 2007 or after that. former french president nicholas reintegrated france into nato's command. but it was she last position that kept friends out of washington's war in iraq. but now

you diplomat, are telling the western price that in light what's happening in ukraine, democracy have to work more closely than ever totally nori. the lack of thoughtful western opposition to washington's agenda in ukraine actually contributed to the conflict up in the 1st place. and another diplomat says that quote, it's not the 1st time that michael has express views that are his own and do not represent the position. yeah. who elected you? at least michael was elected by the people and there's some accountability to them . and so is europe council president shut me, shall we support smack, hold your macros, remarks, and who at least knows something about running and you, country as former prime minister of belgium. meanwhile, the washington hawks are livid capitalism. we need to find out if a manual mat crohn speaks for europe. after his 6 hour meeting in china, he told reporters that europe should create distance with the us and should not get involved in supporting america over china when it comes to taiwan. rubio also

threatened to drop ukraine in europe last same quote. maybe we should basically say we're going to focus on taiwan and the threats that china poses. and you guys handle ukraine in europe. yeah. mac whole and the you should really take them up on that college blood. yeah. leave ukraine. caea watch how fast piece breaks out at a time in the state department. he's saying that it's not the right time yet for peace as if it ever will be kind of have to wonder. so rubio is making my call look like kind of a 3 dimensional chest brand master with a statement like that. so next step you chief diplomat, use a brock has been slated to star in the next act of the travelling good clown, bad clown, china, and which line willie play, the good clown call, or the bad clinton coughed, the delegation for relations with china has their own very specific requests, and regardless, he will have to correct some illusions about where the use stands. he should explicitly insist that he you poses any unilateral change in the taiwan strait. oh,

so what side will burrell take? europe or america? plot twist, bro has cove it and have to postpone his visit. i'm not even joking. he just announced it on twitter. so it looks like china will get an intermission break here before the you circles back to them for the next act. no doubt the suspenses absolutely kill them. ah, the west must have been in its neo colonial habits when it comes to africa. that was a message from russia as un ambassador to a security council colleagues after they criticize molly for strengthening as cooperation with moscow. which i did notice was once again, we listened to the negative reaction of a number of western colleagues to the strength thing of russian malay in corporation. we regret that the issues of geopolitical competition do not give them rest. in fact, that claims have nothing to do with consent for the well being of molly. on the

contrary, they emphasize that they do not care about the opinion malayna themselves when they never get that on time. presence of western countries in this part of africa does not produce any tangible results in this regard. we urge our colleagues on the council to admit their mistakes and abandon neo colonial habits. this region does not belong to you. the criticism from lowest comes as molly has been strengthening its bilateral ties with russia and a joint fight against terror groups. and this, the whole region. bratia has top diplomat recently visited the country to both cooperation and friendship between the 2 nations, the u. s. and the u. k. have been particularly outspoken about the direction and the african nation is taking. they said the recent expulsion of the chief of the un mission there who had slammed the russian military presence was a cause of great concern. on the other hand, the long military presence of french troops in the region was always welcomed by western powers. however,

last summer president my phone decided to and the 9 year military mission there. but it's left thousands of civilians in this, the whole region at risk of terror attacks france had initially intervened in the country at the request of the local authorities in 2013. but relations between the 2 nations declined in the wake of molly's military coup in 2021. author and historian gerald horn believes that molly's problems were caused by the west, perusing its interest in the region. molly's problems commenced in 2011. after the united states, france and the natal powers overthrew the regime and neighboring libya, which allow tons of weapons to leak into the hands of religious zealots, who then began an insurgency against the regime. interestingly enough, france seized the opportunity to deposit its troops in molly, but they did not succeed and repelling the insurgency. and of course, frances, highly unpopular in that part of africa because of its neo colonial pretensions.

it's more than just the fight against so called term. you know that in molly's neighbor, speaking of algeria, they have a wealth of natural gas and oil in light of the western europeans seeking to boycott russian energy. that makes them more heavily dependent upon algerian industry. and voila, that means also that they're interested in what's happening in algeria neighbors. speaking of molly, so it's not just the so called white against terra. it's also a struggle over who is going to be exploiting africa's resources. the alleged links of pentagon documents continue to provide revelations about the warren ukraine, claiming serbia is secretly sending weapons to key at despite publicly refusing to sanction russia. the latest disclosure comes from an alleged secret report called european response to the ukranian conflict. the vials say that serbia refused to

provide military training to key as forces, but did commit to sending lethal aid. it also claims belgrade has the political will to continue helping ukraine. something serbian officials categorically deny. we have denied those falsehoods more than 10 times. and here we are. we will do it again. serbia has not, nor will it sell weapons to the ukrainian or russian side, nor to the countries surrounding that conflict. someone's goal is obviously to draw serbia into that conflict, but we consistently stick to our established policy. serbia has taken a neutral stance since the beginning of the war, calling for negotiation instead of escalation, even offering belgrade as a venue for peace talks. and it continues to reject sanctions on russia despite enormous pressure from the west. according to the serbian president, the position also seems to have some support among serbian people several times

since the start of the conflict. crowds have gathered in the capital, displaying russian flags and rallying for long term friendship between the 2 nations institute of european cities. professor stephen gate believes that the alleged pentagon lakes come at a convenient time for western powers. i think that things are changing that the united states u. k, are losing their grip over the middle east and over the world economy of the world power in general. and i think that maybe these leaks came conveniently in the sense that they want to discredit this. these changes are by a stirring a political affairs all over so that the whole process is being mind. the same way that the nor stream was to make this metaphor for a couple of months before that so that they are trying,

trying to the stoops to subvert these processes by leaks that are coming out by. i think that this will happen. i think that the process of the westernization and the colonization i would say is if you reversible and that the, the political was doesn't know what to do with do with this. so what they're doing is they want to leave chaos behind. ah, april 12th is celebrated as cosmo not next day here in russia and march the 62 2nd anniversary of the 1st person in the history of our planet to ever make a flight to outer space. good afternoon, the soviet union announced it had launch. what big number 2, what were, what was going on with

find all the problem with it was take a look at the history of the soviet union's achievements in space. in 1957, a country became the 1st to want to satellite was sputnik 1. 4 years later, here he did, garrett became the 1st man in space. while in 1963 valentina cherished kobuck became the 1st woman. alexey we are not. took the 1st space walk 2 years later, which lasted for just over 12 minutes. and in 1986 construction began on the 1st permanently man space station called mere meaning piece in english. it played home to cosmo, not an astronauts from around the globe until 2001. while library has praised whole generations for working together on the space program. let assure you,

a but only as of the russia has its own unique solutions for solving defense tossed in space. exploration behind that is the hard work of many generations of work as engine is assigned says we were the 1st in space because people who worked at space exploration enterprises to voted that whole lives to the interests of the motherland got to serving their people her. i'm herald and kremlin, stated malice were an enormous ceremony has been organized to celebrate day of the cosmonaut here in russia. vladimir putin even personally congratulated russia space industry. at this event, he said that russia needs to continue to master space. it needs to send missions to the moon and to different planets as soon as possible. the russian president also said that 100 accident free space launches have been conducted in a row. this is a figure that speaks to the, the fast pace of development that the russian space industry is undergoing right now and the russian orbital station are prepared to be launched in 2024 was also

mentioned. prudent said that this must become the frontier outpost of russia in space. now, one of the main events at the ceremony today is the 1st ever screening of the russian movie called the challenge. and it's also the 1st ever movie to be filmed in space. vladimir putin said that this was a unique moment in world cinematography is brazilian the way it is. sheena, using advanced technical solutions, we need to make our creation of offs that will embody the dreams of the future generations about discoveries about a fleet that has a place in every profession. and certainly always exists in space. such a civil human and which was also issued by the 2 fraud film, which has a very symbolic name, a challenge, and has implemented a wonderful scientific and educational project. we were the 1st to shoot a full length feature film in orbit aboard a space ship. here to we were the 1st week. i want to thank everyone who took part in the creation of this pitch. and it is a unique event for wilson ammonia. as people waited for the film screening in this

hall, taking pictures, enjoying shelves, we even saw the film's director with its lead actress make their way here as well. a future space, which well, we can say without any accidents, i felt greatest place. i miss the feeling of weightlessness. i dream of being in it again. 12 days his space is not enough. i want to be there longer. you can look at these views and endlessly. i want to fly into space more than one. so the task was to shoot the 1st film on the i assess in space in 0 gravity to convey it all to the viewer to make the viewers feel like they are there with us. i returned home from the cinema with the feeling that i had been in space and we were very lucky to take on a professional such as a cosmonaut, despite the fact that we have spent quite a lot of time working with the space industry. it takes years to study a deeply is very important to present a film about space today. the filming itself was very difficult in difficult

conditions, although at the same time they seem to kill an unusual shoes. you might, we're waiting for this film even more than av you, as russian cause. we're not continue to work on joint international missions. i central to prevent space emergencies, as well as to develop global co operation. i medical commission has cleared the russian cause. we're not constantine boris. off to fly to the international space station on a u. s. crude dragon spaceship. archie is working on a film all about him to show this summer. ah, ah ah

ah ah, the little girl, some dental affordable workouts are a regular thing. we need our skills to be automated. it's not only solo's, but as a part of the team, so that whenever there is an emergency, every one knows exactly what their role is, what they're supposed to do. and no time is waste. ah yeah, we're one of the shut. bethany, we'll try to print with osi, of both us from any of this in the local proposed, which is published on stephanie guzman, tradition mobile longest. and we chose english as our means of communication. we

use it here. when we train in houston and at the space next training center, which on storage. but while we're diving, we prefer to use sign language as it's much easier to communicate under water. that waves ah constantino's invoice for consumption spot was very quick. just selected in 2019 so it's been only 5 years. that's very fast. it normally takes around 7 to 10 years to be ready to go to space. ah, the 1st ever film to be shot and space titled challenge and made by a russian team is currently launching in movie theaters. there was such an interest in the project that some 3000 applications were received for the leading role with

uli a paris lit chosen for the part. she's a renowned russian actress with more than 30 movies under her belt, and also a mother of to clim ship. panko is the mastermind behind the project. he's a director screenwriter producer and even has a mapping role. claim is busy down here on earth to being a father of 3 and an award winning movie joke, tallest russian to have been to space at a $189.00 centimeters or 6 foot to. here's a quick look at what's heading. the big screen. mm. who's time with little and it's it's ah

and he has raised his face. meanwhile, is also set to gain critical speed with the countries 1st man crafts scheduled to lift off at the end of next year. r t got some insight from the 1st indian citizen to venture to the cosmos, back in 1984 awe before you. and after you till now, there hasn't been a single indian that has traveled to space. how does it feel to be the 1st indian after not, i guess you wanted to know. you want to know what the experience of such was. and quite frankly, that's the most difficult question to answer. and i, of course, i've been asked that often the reason why it's difficult because there's more than one answer to that. so if i answer as a, as

a navy asian professional who was chosen for this flight, i would say that the experience itself, i, i mean the nuts on board, so for the training, et cetera that, that wasn't too difficult. so in that sense it was underwhelming and yeah, it did take something to adapt to 0 gravity that took some doing because you can't replicate ah, the exact conditions on ground. therefore you're not trained for that. so you're kind of learning on the job. could you tell us a bit about your ras, soviet, to believe your interactions with them? i was the only guy doing the 1st flight. there were 3 of us the other 2 unit militia, one cannot the circle of a both were had already flown into space. so there was that sense of comfort with

them and up and i think all and all it was i, it was already a fruitful interaction. they did the mentoring and there was no problem whatsoever. would you like to return to faith? i would, yes. i would. what i would like to return as a tourist, i will be that space is such an expensive activity that when i was there last, each minute of the space flight was one, had to do something or the other to make the flight productive. so there was no time really to press your nose against the window and look at the way go by. so i don't mind going back again. but as to this, one of your 1st taught when you realize that you were actually in space,

it was absolutely.