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retains the right to retaliate to any time as it sees fit with moscow to the world you're watching ought see international monies peter scott's. and one story has been dominating the headlines today. and that is of course are breaking news. hey, on ot see the cremeans press office has reported that overnights ukrainian forces attempt to drone strikes on the office of the russian president. officials say to drones have been down by russian defense. ukraine denies any involvement to unmanned aerial vehicles target of the kremlin as a result of timely action taken by the military and special services with the use of radio warfare systems. the drones were put out of action for the kremlin considers the attack a planned terrorist under the assassination attempts on the russian president as this by the president not been in the kremlin at the time of the attack. and he was away. so excuse me, the falling debris from the drones caused no damage or casualties inside the

kremlin. well, joining me live now in the studio is artsy, correspondence, eager is done of eager. thanks very much for joining me again in the studio. are there any developments to this story? well, absolutely will right now of course we have reaction pouring in, but to just briefly take you through as to what happened at around half past 2 in the night. there was an explosion over the russian kremlin and moscow and well, it is, of course, one of the most well defended and protected compounds in the world. and so late in the day we've learned from the official criminal press service, who have said that there were 2 unmanned aerial vehicles headed towards the well, the heart of moscow really. and one was shot down on its way and the other one was shut down just above the infrastructure of the crumbling. you can see it in the video, an unmanned aerial vehicle quite large. unlikely to be a commercial item. it flies past the red walls of the kremlin and then explodes

right next to the russian flag over one of the domes. the criminal has already revealed that while nobody got injured, that there were no casualties again, no injured, and this, there was no damage dealt to the criminal infrastructure, which, i mean it indicates that the drone did not reach the intended target because it was again what looks like it was shot, mid air and even the, the be massive clock on the spot scan, tao, if it hit that, that would have been well a massive p victory to ukraine. this video is, is well, it is difficult to watch too for anybody who's patriotic here. in russia, but again, there was no damage and no casualties billed by. this explosion, of course, kremlin has immediately blamed ukraine for organizing this attack. they have cited the intelligence information that they have, that it was key who is behind and who was who masterminded this attack. and they

called it in this and an assassination attempt at the russian president who wasn't present at the time in the kremlin. but father was in his residence in noble guy. ukraine in turn has stepped forward and the advisor to the ukranian president, and he's soon press secretary, they have said that, well, they have nothing to do with it. and that was likely a sleeper cell in russia have a listen. we have no information regarding the so called night attacks on the kremlin. but as president polanski has repeatedly stated, ukraine directs all available forces to liberate its own territories, not to attack foreign was 1st of all ukraine wages and exclusively defense at war, and does not attack targets on the territory of the russian federation. what for this doesn't solve any military issue. the emergence of unidentified unmanned aerial vehicles at energy facilities or kremlin territory can only indicate the grill activities of local resist and forces in a word. something is happening in russian federation,

but definitely without ukraine's jones over the kremlin. while, despite the claim that he makes that ukraine is wage of a defensive war, that it has no interest in attacking the criminal. this is simply not true. lately, ukrainian channels have been spreading a fake video of a drone flying over the red square, claiming it was the f p b drone 1st person view drone. that video was fake. in fact, it was taken of a video on youtube published years ago, and that turned out to be simply false. and indeed, that have been calls from some very powerful people in ukraine and promises of riches and money effectively. there was a bounty offered to anybody who manages to fly and well to to detonate a drone over the kremlin. well around victory day. have a listen again. boy, boy,

with oh my goodness. good though. do you think ukrainians will fly to moscow? just ask for a key key man. i think that it is a necessary moment. that is that the 9th of may is a very good moment because i read that putin is planning a parade on red square. and there will be a lot of vehicles that is they will be as that say, very legitimate military target for up. and i think we the whole community making drones, we should really make a holiday for them to do that. so indeed, it is very telling of the timing here, because russia celebrates the 1st of may is the will trade union. de russia has a big, massive festival on the 9th of may upcoming. and while this attack did not happen on the date, it is certainly falls within the so called may holidays, which is it's something that it's, that it's called in russia. it falls within this frame within this window. and suddenly it is, it is quite symbolic. now this is the 1st time that the russia has accused ukraine

of carrying out such attacks. what other examples have, have been? well, absolutely accused and has paid 0 attention to ukraine will be me, and he denying having anything to do with it. so ukraine's denial, they don't really play any role here in terms of how moscow might respond to this. now of course, the biggest attacks that have happened, probably one of the biggest happened almost exactly a month ago. that was the assassination of a russian walker. respondent flatland power ski, who was, it was his. he was, it was his nice in saint petersburg, a bunch of his followers and his fans. they came to listen to him publicly making a public speaker speech making a public address in one of the cafes in saint pete said, there was an i e. d was carried into the place into the venue and detonated shortly afterwards. last year. in august that he had to get a rough journalist and political activists. she was murdered,

as well as fascinated. i have to say because it was a car bombing, an explosive device was put under the hood of her vehicle and well, she was killed as a result. also, of course, what it all started was the explosion on the crime in bridge, which rendered a part of the bridge useless and had basically was rented in operable to a degree. so russia, blame ukraine for that as well. again, the ukranian special services, they denied any allegations, but again, most school retaliated heavily on the big crime in bridge was the point of no return. and that was when brushes. now miss all started to target ukraine's critical military and energy infrastructure in a bid to well to stop the flow of fuel and then bid to paralyze the logistics from the ukranian army on the front. but i mean, there's a whole area of smaller attacks in crush, in the regions of russia that a neighboring the was own in ukraine. they had,

there have been attacks against the railroad system of russia, attacks against fuel storage facilities in crimea, in stapo. so all sorts of things, if we were to talk about some of the more remote attacks, because this one, what happened here in moscow is certainly one of those. and i mean, of course, the, the chances that this drone cross to more than 600 kilometers all the way from the front line to the russian kremlin it is, i'd say it's quite manage fuel. but we'll have to of course, see what experts have to say about this. but the ukraine, the ukranian, ukrainian, the u a v. 's. they have tried to attack brushes, a long range, a v ation instead of for instance. also they have tried to attack kaloogian. i mean, we have to show a map really for a, for, and view what to understand as to where that is. but it is also hundreds of kilometers away from the russian border with crane from the russian border would be then that's kind of guns, republics. and indeed, lately the ukrainians,

they have indeed stepped up these attacks that i because what if there's one thing that i can agree with the advisor to the ukraine in president these attacks face of 0 mil, military purpose, which shows how desperate they are for for good pictures how, how eager they are to how much they are in need of painting a picture of victory. and basically just hyping up the counter offensive that have been teasing for quite a while. well, we'll have to wait and see how the criminal responds to this incident as well as the, the puzzle why to imparts on the was eager to thanks very much listened the 1st time that the kremlin has accused ukraine of carrying out such incidents according to rational authorities pro ukrainian services groups have conducted a slew of prohibited attacks since february 2022. now for 2 consecutive days, a series of explosions have been heard in brians. 2 of them caused trained to

derail in a russian region bordering ukraine. there are no casualties reported though ukrainian drones also asserts of estoppel on monday nights, russian or defend success to repel the attack according to cities, governor and early on monday the head of crimea reported the forces shot down a drone in the western region. ukrainian armed forces make regular attempts to attack russian border areas, including crimea. the joint attack on the crimean peninsula was repelled at the end of april. earlier this year, a prominent russian military blog about then sitarski was killed in a bombing at the cafe in saint petersburg. that 26 year old woman darya trip of a carried a statuette with a bomb planted inside and presented it to the buggy during the events. the bloss killed saskia and injured 40 others were small forces claimed trip of an answer on the orders of ukrainian intelligence and associates of jailed kremlin critic alex

a no volley and his team has denied that in his own clear. if jeff ever knew whether the statuette contained an explosive device in august 2022 in the russian journalist was killed in a car, bomb explosion, person intelligence services claim, the ukrainian government was behind that attack. the car was owned by the famous russian philosopher and daria's father, alexander dugan. fortunately, he was the initial target key of denied responsibility for that and all the other incidents hello. earlier we spoke to chairman of the opposition group for german sovereignty and constitution. ralph, seen the man who says that a forceful reaction will follow on the expect to see an escalation in the war festival. yes, it is a further escalation that was said, we may see before any one would sit down to have peace negotiations. this is not that easy to say, we draw a line today and then tomorrow we talk, this will not be like that. so there will be further escalation even up to the

threat to use nuclear warheads, spearheads whatever that, that i think is still possible. and that's why i'm also very worried about anything that is happening now, especially when it directly threatened to the life of deleda. and i mean, the reactions will be forcible and there is no, no doubt that russia will have to retire yet. definitely, it is also maybe just seen as a statement here. we can do something and they haven't figured out where the president was at that time. but what do you expect the west's response to this to be? what do you think keeps allies will say about this? this upon georgia tech on the coming, i believe they will simply say, well, the can't acknowledge opposite because it is major news and about today. but they will probably say that it was not the key of red room. it was not the landscape paper and they will probably put it like but the not stream to bomb things. they like spanish and stay said later, it was some ukrainian terrorists through. well,

maybe they had your passport to effect passports. nobody knows. but they will not admit anything. there are from all on this less cost live now to geopolitical analysts. jo milonga, who's joining us now from the south africa. thanks very much joe. what was your initial reaction to this drone incidents of the kremlin? this is very shocking. for the disparage, move to even want to pull the bay, basically provoking and threatening the life of number one in russia. and i shall bring the nuclear power. we all know the consequences of such that could happen. that could affect the whole entire world. you will ask yourself few questions behind it, will gains from it? what message is somebody trying to send to take

a risky and miscalculated action that you can only be coming from one direction. that is the west. a few weeks ago, a john k be said. this is fire or the truth or piece in ukraine is not an option for them. so this makes you wonder, why are washington open to make such a statement? so it's something that somebody will gain out of this, but the actual people of ukraine will suffer the consequences by what the west is that if they use a mass satellite, what else? if the americans were the ones behind the satellites or the drones that were using my satellite, you only come from one direction. we have to say, this is just speculation at this point. we don't know what technology was used all he was behind it. and india in the care of said that he doesn't know anything about

what happened above the crumbling, but do you think this will lead to further escalation in the war between the 2 sides? it's unfortunate to this question into wanting to see an escalation between the 2 countries. and this tells you exactly that the west does not want to see you clean, be at peace with russia. so don't do anything, whatever it takes, of course that we, we can't necessarily say that you can, can, we admit, don't, might not even admit because it could have been that is not in the district condition. we'll point into one direction again that could come from the western countries would don't necessarily want to see a new class and finish this conflict. do what do you expect the west to say about this incident to expect any reaction that from from western

countries about us this number 11, the west will say yes or no and i shall probably do this so that they will respond also that they can deviate from discount off and see also that they can put most tracks on your credit. those are some of the things that do you expect these things in with the media will push it back to russia or no, it's almost impossible for anybody for any drone to go to you currently because of the highly secure environment, they will try to speculate on but nothing would be positive, but to come from the west that will mean that then self or you claim would behind this don't deny, but that it and also they don't necessarily respect. you don't trust anything that they say that they do. what they say is different from what they do. so it's the same old story. it does not change that don't change that. it's

a sample still going to be hearing from the same, from the horns. channels. they want to say one is the same thing. so there's nothing that could be spectacular coming from the west in this regard. now finally, george will see your thoughts on what you make of the timing of the attack. obviously, they're the may day celebrations. may the 9th much of a significant holiday. also a much anticipated ukrainian counter offensive has been widely reported in the west . do you think the timing of this is significant? yes it is. i mean, one of ukrainian officials did say no, let's make it holy. do you know, let's send them a holiday for with something because they've been talking about this kind of the same time for me, it's a mine that is really significant to,

to russian people. so the destruction was going to come from there, or there will, why that trash can step up. it did the operation. and so now by a day for i since then they can, they can focus on the celebration or they wanted to create a destruction just so they can get questions to be answered and also create a lot of cars within that. i sure. well, geopolitical analyst, joe milan, good, thanks very much for your inputs here today on r c. international. thank you. earlier i spoke to our war correspondent broadcast div who is in the guns republic at the moment lead off styles. they get many years of working with various russian heads. well, that was, i had of state with various ministers here we've, we've got

a feel for how russian decision making works. and it is highly doubtful that russia will, you know, impulsively act on this attack on the kremlin. again, though it is, it is a huge thing. the last time the criminal was attacked was in 1942 by, by nazi germany. again, there are russian officials, deputies are members of parliament calling for a very tough perhaps extreme reaction to, to what has happened. but my feeling is either colleagues that we've spoken to is that there will be a reaction. it may perhaps be much more measured than, than some would expect again, russia has avoided over the past year, striking a decision making centers in kia. for example, the thieves headquarters, the security service of ukraine. their headquarters in ukraine are in care of are still still untouched. the parliament,

the key of the presidential administration in care of all of those have been untouched. brush has avoided striking the could it now after this attack, perhaps theoretically, but will it well, we feel that it is extremely unlikely. although there may again be another wave of, of cruise missiles strikes against military targets, or perhaps even the energy infrastructure of ukraine. now, do you anticipate that this will have an impact on the, the wider conflicts, murat? what things on the front line are as tense as can be, as we speak hundreds upon hundreds of thousands of competed soldiers, troops have gathered across the front line, almost a 1000 kilometers. we're talking about an immense amount of far power, thousands, again a thousands of tags of artillery pieces. 5 of various various aerial assets of jets

helicopters, station the on both sides. ukraine. no, no secret that despite the morling it's air force has received a has received much more support from the west and we're talking here about the old soviet helicopters, mig 29 jets for poland and other countries. so certainly thinks he already pause for the storm that is about to descend with ukraine's counter offensive. it will be an incredibly bloody affair we've. we've spoken and we've heard from various officials, for example, the head of p. m t wagner. the private military company has said that he believes the ukrainian counterfeits of his already begun. yes, ship. i believe that the ukrainian armies offensive has already in fact the gun on me. we're seeing the most intense activity from enemy aircraft on the perimeter and inside our front, even at the same time while we are in control of our front insight. unfortunately, the situation on the perimeter doesn't look great,

even though i won't comment on how secure our thanks are out of politeness enough. the enemy has also become more active beyond the historical borders of ukraine and the russian federation. there we can see the situation in various areas, trains, drones, and surround of them. i believe that all this has already started and things will end to the active phase in the near future in a matter of days, perhaps. again, this build up has continued for, for many months, dow, on both sides, a huge amount of ammunition of spare armor vehicles are because you know, carriers tags, although the works are all here, get air defenses. so certainly things are extremely tense now, and the expectation is that now that the weather has warmed significantly, the ground has begun. if perhaps not entirely dried up. but these are conducted use of now of a wider offensive that ukraine plans and carrying out with indeed and, and do you believe this georgia tech on the kremlin? would you make the timing of it?

is it, was it be time to coincide with this anticipated counter offensive mother? you could do, you, can you government has demonstrated to these p are desperate. it has say, you know, e, it has struck previously at madison cities across the board and said, look, we can strike into russia. never mind that, that a shock at civilian neighbourhood, sloane strewn that electrical substations leaving military targets. i've touched, causing a year, inconvenience to to 1000, but also killing and killing civilians. dozens and dozens of civilians injuring hundreds across the border in russia and various villages. they're the countryside. we've also seen the, the terror attacks against russian journalists and activists. for example, the murder, 2 prominent journalists, and rush itself. what in the car bombing,

one in a cafe bombing, just recently in st. petersburg, we were there in kept sun and americans applied. i must miss how struck the hotel we were staying and altogether inactive as to the former ukrainian parliamentary, who's also staying at the hotel. no. lou soldiers around us. but again, after every incident that they, that it flies around the world that's headlines around the world and you credit has through it, sponsors. look we're, we're taking action. we've done this, we've done, we've done that. so suddenly this will be used domestically, especially by ukraine. but again, there's a huge risk of, of escalation. look, what happens if russia says that these drones flew and navigated by american gps systems, satellites, all starling, ella, musk starling satellites? would they now be a legitimate target to a, to avoid and to prevent further attacks from the kremlin a gesture of food for thought. there is now much more room for escalation than the

was 24 hours ago. but again, president zelinski ha, now honor torn in finland, planning to travel, perhaps to germany or somewhere else in europe next, has come out and said that the counter offensive is about to begin and he hopes to gain by it. why am i sure that we will get jets because sooner we'll take offense affections after that, i'm sure there will give us planes. i would like it to be the other way around, but it is what it is. as i said, the, the history of this conflict since day one has been escalation off the escalation, we heard that 1st sheet of various western nations native states, reluctant to said artillery pieces to ukraine will leave the late so that resistance crumbled gl was crushed by other members of, of nasal than they sent tags than they said jets. now they're planning on sending f 16, a fighter bombers from the,

from the united states at ease. i'm incredibly dangerous times over the past year. it has only gotten much more dangerous. earlier we discussed this with professor of international law and experts on terrorism message. i could cassim who says that this was a well organized attack. it serves so called good news, didn't know and we all the name of the nation behind. let me say we believe that all your, all the writing the ration back there really in my the i yeah. as making a law professor in the military from you for i don't think so. they only do train people this is that organized. welcome to national attack and why they were attacked, hired off the russian federation, and the last,

the roster. this is the 3rd, the number one is the bringing kind of to 3 your point to the russia. but the fergus russia is a b, c. and newer history you follow and you are quite in the guy, not that you burial power retention off the russian federation. now, and i hope you put your hand well. i mean, if you really, really are on the right, you and then the russian federation, i help you in the living 123 today. but when you're looking to people, we are reachable international theory. do we know what we are organizing and you're supposed to mr. putting in their policy and public layout 3. this is our guy and why don't you find out so in other idea is

why they referred to my darn. james may have applied, who are the ticker people and they have to be l. so many like the there but this one they, russian intelligence bill born the article line and they will decorate all the international community grieves responsible and who you are unacceptable and aggressive moment, according to international law. it is unacceptable. and also hostile is elsa love. and i have to rush job really out there, according to him asking a low well, that's all for now if all the late this to on the drone and sorry on the chrome and do head over to our web sites r t dot com. my name is peter scott, let me back with all the late fees and around about 30 minutes time. thanks for

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