or told the curb, any expectations you claim to solve will achieve anything. then what is the point of the powder offensive? the, the headlines on how to international. i think us on baset of the south africa and makes us southern utah and then his accusations, the country was supplying as to russia. missing, he crossed a line with this quite new buffalo western colleagues is told on ukraine to respect religious freedoms as a cracked out on the orthodox church continues in ukraine, the russian on buffalo to be due when the mon, the security council pays us attention to what he called a breach of human rights. he is ready on a strides to the gaza strip of getting a come under the palestinian a militant islamic. she had organization upset with an escalation of deadly attacks and now into a number for the

part i just often midnight here in moscow in an interesting town. you know, top story for this hour, allow me to explain. the us ambassador to south africa has now apologized for claims he made earlier that the country had shipped weapons to russia via a sanctioned vessel before making the southern utah and the envoy had said he would quote, but his life on the accuracy of the allegation to be alarming of russia by south africa within the vessels outstanding inside this town is fundamentally unacceptable. we are confident that weapons were loaded onto that vessel and i wouldn't bet my life on the accuracy of that assertion. so let's say you can use conference in pretoria, which is the country's capital way,

the us some best way to save all of this. um the, that's the biden administration. is certain that on the load onto a vessel in the did off the nights at this time was telling naval base over 3 days and then saw us put to, to russia the has been quite a lot of developments. i must say initially this of african prison visit, or i'm opposed to refuse to confirm or deny saying that so the messa is being looked into and that's investigation was underway. but as things stand come and see . so that because administer responsible for arms control has responded to the integration, saying that the government had not approved any weapons shipment to russia late last year and move that, of course, could have been a possible breach of, of south africa's to create neutrality. the ukraine conflict with also come also all of this is that, so that's like in prison. so i'm a pauses office days and inquiry led by a judge would look into these allegations,

but a most awful, i must say. so after guys taking states to group them onto the us and best of that to so africa, i'm noticing that it is a concern that to bring it to did not follow proper diplomatic channels to express these countries concerns. in recent engagements between the south african delegation and us officials, the lady our mother was discussed. and there was an agreement that an investigation will be allowed to run and scores. and the us intelligence services will provide whatever evidence in their possession. it is. the 4 disappointing w s investigator has adopted a call to productive public posture that undermines the understanding reached on the matter and the variables of different constructive engagements between the 2. well, in type of all of this, the defense department has welcome the president. is this decision to establish an independent inquiry to pro? but the allegation is that, so that's a can provided arms to russia, saying that to be inquiry will actually offer the departments and opportunity to ventilate side of the story. concrete evidence and deal with allegations the

surroundings. a purpose of such a visit in front of a competent office off of the lu instead off of what you're currently dealing with, which is you see and speculation. the dummies must have of already been done though some of saying that they find it quite weird. and strange that this situation has been made covering fee, especially considering the fact that it came 5 months after the electric incident. but i must say these assertions, so a sell off of the local courtesy. and so the african government bonds, as far as the trade is feared that the nation could perhaps face wisdom sanctions meanwhile, and their lives and economies also of the same symptom is saying that to the all, why were you to that's what africa could indeed face these d u sanctions that have been fits as a threat to the country, but over and above a possible, a goal exclusion is also might also be on the table. what that means is that the u

. s. could denies that africa billions of brands of benefits, divide the applicant, growth and opportunity access, bypassing the slow and very difficult process of imposing sanctions. these are extremely serious accommodations by the u. s. and could have serious ramifications for the start african nation. the most powerful economies in the fractious trade, conflicts that threatens all the smaller economies of the world. the poor and marginalized, are facing the greatest threat in that they apply to spoke to why the my, to fight. the result has to be an increased economic risk for the most vulnerable, low growth levels and much of the globe and neglect of those in the greatest need. this is not the world many hoped for when the cold war ended speaking more generally uh, no video before this, this accusation by the us. what was the current state of relations between washington and south africa? so, so that's

a good refuse to condemn the russian invasion of ukraine. western states that have been active more or less publicly, on pressuring the so african government to speak up against the war. and so africa's government has been very adamant in what it stands for and the kind of stance it has taken effect. so africa has been under a lot of pressure from different sides, trying to maintain its relationship addresses despite the width is a pressure, not both nations, russia and so africa, all cooperating and bricks. and this poses a real fate towards the us hedge them only as more and more countries. i'm moving away from washington, this group on current phase. so most of all that's exactly we saw africa stands with washington, the country we were talking with the free market foundations or let y'all know who believes, perhaps that washington state should a well stay out of south africa's internal domestic effects. i don't think that

the us can require south africa to adopt its position on russia and ukraine. so therefore goes neutral and independent along with $32.00 other countries and is acting accordingly. this is, of course, since the since the war, the special operation is assumed in russia, with your credit installed in the countries with pressure to break the relations with, with russia. and so there for kids decided not to south africa, remains underlined. instead of africa seeks friendly relations with america and, and rush. busy and i would defend my country's position and right to be neutral. the continuing climbed down on the orthodox church, and ukraine was the focus of an informal un security council meeting called earlier by russia. the situation that dates back to at least the my down to

a 4014 that's according to a rush and void to the united nations. it was a good one. it was yes. don't be wishing movies. are you long? yes, you have tons of blind tides of the crimes of the key of regimes, the gangs. these are the citizens of the don't bass. and for some reason, you didn't care toner about the disruption of the peaceful lives of those innocent people. getting in the persecution of the crating and orthodox church did not stalking february 2022. this campaign has been systematically prosecuted by the key every game, at least since 2014 the gates of the crew to tar and ukraine. now it's become a real may happen. who do i need to and use leisure? none of our former western colleagues is told on ukraine to respect religious freedoms. unfortunately, some of you simply do not understand or do not want to understand the meaning of what is happening. and what kind of persecution of the old adults in ukraine is now being carried out with the full support cannot even. and they'd be, has to the current key of authority except the new roster called

a meeting of the un security council to address the ongoing issue of the persecution and mistreatment of the ukrainian orthodox church. now at the meeting, they highlighted the fact that there have been raids on rain orthodox churches. there are 6 regions and you find the right sam branyon orthodox church. and there had been a number of priests in this ship that had been shar freeze in worse condition or been arrested. there was witness testimonies that were brought forward by russia to the security council. when you logged in, you said you guys a little bit against what? i've been stripped of my ukranian citizenship twice, not for my political views, but for my orthodox religion. because today the orthodox church is persecuted in ukraine. by all means, the constitution is violated. the courtney law has violated the close churches beat up until pres,

desecrate sanctuaries and take dogs into monasteries. they tear down and dance on pictures. by little chill drains is drawings of dogs and words of peace. there are thousands of such cases of the church being humiliated and the se tannic, godless regime covers it all up. now the western members of the security council did not seem interested in listening to what the witnesses had to say or the evidence that russia was presenting the u. s. the u. k. malta in switzerland. uh, all took the podium, essentially accusing russia of using this meeting to distort reality, to distract attention from the war and the ongoing crisis in ukraine, which they blame on russia. switzerland condemns the recent supply, compression attacks on numerous ukrainian regions. we've shocked by the information the dozens of civilians and ukraine, a dead and wounded, also good reports of atrocities there. regarding the freedom of religion, switzerland stands against the spreading of hateful rhetoric wise or religious

discrimination. but the fax on the ground do speak for themselves a number of a basically all opposition parties and ukraine have been outlaw to any individual expressing sympathy for russia or opposition to the and pro nato antagonisms going on in the country has been arrested. a number of journalists have been arrested and obtained the ukraine is anything but a shining example of human rights and democracy and freedom and the persecution that the ukrainian orthodox churches facing the outright hatred. this being whipped up against them is pretty extreme. the

only the african countries represented on the council, mozambique, good bye and gonna seems expressed concern about what rush it was raising. they pointed out that intensifying religious divisions and hostilities in the country would only diverge from the very needed efforts to resolve possibilities. and, and the conflict currently taking place in ukraine. however, the western members of the security council seem to just focus on demonizing, russia, and blaming russia for the ongoing problems and the conflict in the country. this is poor, dramatic, all. how does the west wages war? i mean, we have 2 sides to what's happening here. on the one side, we've got the, the, a particular way of nato or western nations waging war in which we have a long history of the pro, vocational sectarian divisions within comfort zones. here in the island of ireland, just one particular example we have seen in egypt. we've seen it instead of we've

seen it in the rack. and that then means that shouldn't come as a surprise when we see it happening in ukraine. the situation on the ground and ukraine means of this particular sectarian divides signs of history in the early 19 twenty's with the creation of a high part nationalist set, purchased objects within the orthodox community. but, you know, a system to the, not c, e a either through the process of the independence of ukraine. we've seen this, this growing. and of course, this has become a great burden to the west of the foothold in ukraine. the exploitation over an essentially manufactured sectarian divide are now to the conflict in its own bast, where a ukrainian drone has come down in a children's playground and look guns. the unmanned aircraft proportionally keep except the roof of a high rise building before plummeting to the ground. it happened shortly before

a series of attacks on the city and other regions now strikes both a huge fire and abandoned factory in luke. i'm square understanding the casualties reported the rocket stripes was set to be launched from a 150 kilometers away the safety of don't yet. and the village of i, yes, you know, back to i have also being the talkative, ukrainian shouting and another attacked f one, the civilian dead, and several wounded in gore left of the city center on thursday. with this report now tease roman costs that one. civilian was killed and another 8 were wounded as the results of ukrainian artillery attack. here in goal, i've got enough far away from the net. this is the point of impact of ukraine multiple launch rockets systems. now, this is a purely residential area all around me. are apartment buildings not a single minutes every position inside the man who was killed, he was standing on his balcony during this strike. according to the neighbors,

his legs was sore and off immediately. he was then promptly taken to the hospital where doctors were fighting for his life. however, he died on an operating table. yep. well, let's see. we'll get it. i'm completely sure the understand where that shows how land in one house close to mine has been shelter. and then other one, it's appealed the residential area on the city. let's leave here. there are no notes or facilities here. now this is yet another proof that the ukranian nationalists are firing indiscriminately against civilian areas. here in gore looked at this is a central, very busy streets in the city. and this is just one of the houses that was uh, targeted fi, ukrainian, or jewelry. like i said earlier, as the result, a people were ones that and one person was killed. right? now, hello, go maintenance services,

trying to do everything they can in order to fix these buildings. however, as you can see, the city continues to live and continues to hope that these indiscriminate, shedding spite ukrainian nationalist will finally stop the petition for 9 years. don bass has been in a for rushes, for our civilians suffer from blast wounds with subsequent amputations. many of them have become disabled for the rest of their lives. is this a criminal regimes so many children have come to our hospital throughout this year, severely wounded or disabled and with psychological trauma, they cry at night. there's no excuse for these atrocities. over the last 24 hours, at least, 20 civilians were wounded. has the result of ukrainian artillery selling and one person was killed. now this is the number for the inside and ask people's republic . most of those people who were injured by ukrainian shells came from goal of god.

this is a hospital here in the goal of the treated most of those patients, vermont cost for m r g. the next group public. and as the ukraine called, 2nd graders on the presidential advice that have left him is that landscape is warmed. if the west stops supplying weapons, the key of it will lead to a wide conflict across europe and an increase in terror attacks in the region. i mr. burrell this, cuz i should have gone on to say, if we stop giving arms to ukraine, it wouldn't mean that you frame would be completely martyr to them. and then after that there would be war and other countries being said after that the number of terrorist attacks in europe would increased significantly. and after that, we in europe would no longer be able to sit in restaurants and the croissants in peace. because we would not be in charge of political and other processes in europe . that sounds like the kind of talk you hear from the mob when their demands. don't get net, g nice culture that you've got there, europe. it would be such

a shame if something were to happen to it. so what exactly said opposite lensky zayed. apparently, he didn't think that the european union's chief diplomat use a burrell served up a strong enough dose of fear to keep the weapons flowing into p as when addressing the issue on spain's last sex. the tv channel, burrell said the quote, i know how to end, the war immediately stopped providing military a to ukraine, and ukraine will have to surrender in a few days. that's it. the wars over what sounds like bro inadvertently blurted out the solution for peace ending western weapons deliveries. so the premium statement seemed to be an attempt to refrain morales remarks by pointing out they've been in to weapons for ukraine. won't actually stop the conflict with just move it further into europe. western europe from the sounds of they've given the statement,

referring to europeans not being able to eat muscles calmly without terrorist attacks. which terrorists is even talking about who in ukraine would be so upset as a result of peace that they take the fight into europe. a lot of questions and concerns here about what this ukranian adviser is actually talking about here. meanwhile, burrell in the same spanish interview also took issue with news. baterri general again, stilton birds. recent remarks in washington post interview that all nato members agree that you train will become a member. and burrell is basically saying that stilton bird is talking out of those behind. and they've been to their service area. and i got out that, you know, that's not up to the secretary general, but individual nato members to work to, to say that he had to go into ukraine for self defense. because you create a native, we're deploying missiles, there's never been any nato miss us. and ukraine, ukraine, us to join nato, a long time ago, but the process of ukraine's the session is not on the table. and it was

a for the war either. well, morales really throwing his weight around here. he's making pretty bold statements about nato's intentions. like a high roller walking into a casino and thinking that he owns the place, except that when it comes to brain, europe really doesn't have anywhere near the amount of skin in the game as the u. s . and it's military industrial complex. so stilton bird keeps saying that you train will be in nato. remember, gary and prime minister victor or bon last month said what when stilton bird said that all members agree on that? so barrels confidence about knowing for certain what's really going on behind the scenes around the us and nato's plans for ukraine might turn out to be completely misplaced. the u. k. has that she was most go of illegally deporting children from ukrainian territories, and made the claim at a session of the un security council. the kremlin has repeatedly rejected the

allegations, and this comes off with international criminal court issued an arrest warrant for the russian president, accusing him of the unlawful deportation of ukrainian children. but a great, his own investigative group review of that report that influenced the i. c. c. 's decision found from many contradictions. the groups investigated german afraid of visited one of the russian comes in was invited to an old sylvie air hotel if across sky. it turns out it was one of the so called camps or schools that prompted allegations of kidnapping abduction re education, and eventually an icy c arrest warrant funded by the russian government. this hotel was turned into a makeshift sleep whittkamp for children from done yet in new gods who were interested in the musical ours, and whose parents one of them away from the front lines they called it the dog. best express. will have the charge with a very short time ago to speak with the investigator himself, jeremy le freight. and he described what he witnessed in the can. and i went to this camp back in november and i met the children and all the children they spoke.

russian, their parents voted to be a part of russia, and they were singing russian songs and they saw themselves as, as russian, even though the, i see a rest for it would have you think that, you know, these are ukrainian children and but so i interviewed the kids, i interviewed the teachers and the parents sent them to this camp because they wanted them to have, you know, clean sanitation and healthy food that might not be available to them closer to the front lines of the war. and everyone was happy to be there, and i had no idea that um, the place that i had visited could later be used to manufacture the sizes, the rest, one of abduction and kidnapping, when this is this evil warrant was initially, um, put out we had cnn in america we had m. s nbc in america. we had a handful of us politicians on both sides, both democrats and republicans calling this you know, relating it to hitler's cancer. he said, this is the biggest network of camps that we've seen in the 21st century. you know,

making that connection to cancel it. we saw during world war 2 and yeah, it's, it's entirely inappropriate, especially to people who are aware of the nazi ties that we have in the ukranian military. i mean it's, it's really, you know, it's appropriation. i think of the claims that are leveled against them. you have the i, c, c, and the united nations, the man that russia returned these children. but what does that really mean? that means taking children and sending them to the front lines. so it's, um, it's crazy that a war crime is taking children away from the front lines and a way to fix the war. crime is sending children back to the front lines to some all the latest now from the middle east where he is really, i mean, he has confirmed that it's hit the, it's not like she had facilities in gauze or including it's a come on center as well. a hi i monitor of the militant group was reported to being killed in the strikes and it comes in mid

a deadly exchange of fi. this we according to local media, more than $900.00 rocket to be launched at israel from god's eye since tuesday. meanwhile, the un special reference who are on human rights has had house of israel in the wake of the surging violence. so may have paul tied is a symptom. and the consequence of the territorial emissions, israel has for the land to which remains of an encircled palestine. the calls is to call it is. it's right, it's called the meeting with a 2 by the scene into the to the is it by attacking cvd ends by confiscating line. and then by building set the months, the, by the collective punishment impulse i guess, gives us bit more than 2 and a half 1000000 people the on the fire now and of the that is that a deck and international then that convention gives up in the senior and was the

appeal by the people that i'd students just in order to achieve the dignity of the of says that the munitions that if you need them on the, you know, all united just as the support thing is that i and the defense in any and it could either for the any human rights sometimes or any a government to hold them to the accountability despite those that are going to the, the big things in the admin paintings. been some of the seeing and with a lot give up there with lots sit in data, they will continue to for this but. busy in order to achieve their rights and since that data munition based on the international law and security code. so it is a deal issues right over now to a middle east correspondent with the very latest on this recent escalation of violence and the rich, it was seen in his loving jihad, militants, grove, based in the stripped has reopened fire. a long can records to israel, southern communities, and targeting major cities in israel,

south end for the 1st time in this car. in toronto facilities. rockers have also been sense to jerusalem and nearby we being in the western part of the c t, have heard for big booms. we hear reports that is real used. it's every defendant system known as david sling wheel latch that's the rockets have been intercepted and that was the sound that we have heard. no casualties have yet been reported. has a response. east road has retaliated targeting strategic locations belonging to palestinian islamic jihad subjection guitar. really, you mediators continue to put pressure on both sides to and has to which these earlier egypt, jordan friends and germany released a joint statements calling for an immediate cease fire. but as far as we can hear and we can understand so far, no agreement has been reached. no break for has been achieved. uh, actually both sides evolving to continue until the goals are to israel ones

palestinian islamic jihad to stop launching rockets while p i. j. says it one stop unless israel and stops killing their people in 3 days, all of shields in error operation in gaza. 5 top military commanders within the p, i. j were eliminated by israel, including those responsible for directing attacks all fraud. the west bank quite significant figures page a is definitely shaking and they want this to stop immediately. they were also we some of the reports that israel withdrew from peace tops right now. but addiction source is close to these pro says media 18. they go see ations, a told archie that they cannot confirm this information, adding though that is real now is movies with preparing this mesa, kent response, 2 pages, recent activity rather than negotiating with them, we have casualties rising from both sides according to palestine in house ministry

a total of $31.00 people have been killed in gasoline 3 days off shield an error operation, including 6 children and 3 women in the most recent reports. israel confirmed for change civilian deaths before that, they have been claiming that most of those who a killed were militants. and from these rarely side, one person died off to a rock and launched from gaza heat, a residential building in these really central c t. all of the have all it, but i have to say that around $100.00 other people have been wounded including in gas and halt, cost adults, their industry about limits when it comes to equipment and medication. so it is a very, very difficult situation as into that israel has just recently decided to stop the transfer of fuel and all goods through crossings into gaza. and that's definitely affected the worth of hospitals. there the us sizes are threatened to impose

sanctions against georgia if it resumes direct flights with russia. that's off the russian president, vladimir putin said that he would cancel the visa requirement for george and citizens. if the ban on the russian airlines was lifted. many western countries, including the us, uh, prohibit russian aircraft from entering their air space if you direct flights between russia and georgia resume. we, of course, would be concerned that companies at george and airports could be at risk for sanctions if they service aircraft subject to import and export controls. well, the statement from washington was prompted off the georgia department of thought denounced weston criticism of president prudence order to resume flights. if someone did not like the purpose of slice with russia and the visa free regime, then they can open other fights themselves. for example, to a point direct slice with america to introduce a visa, free, raging for us citizens in the united states, to china and so on. i have

a question for our western partners. when you say to stop trade, the economy not to resume flights, why don't you do the same last year alone? you're in a rush about 300000000000 through trade. the question arises, as a citizen, he wants his country to become a member of the european union. the jordan people understand everything perfectly. 5 minutes to confirm that georgia has no plans to impose economic sanctions against russia. he also said that measures introduced by president tutoring will improve trade between the countries and russian to add onto it off a 7 weekly direct flights from moscow to to please see we spoke earlier to political list to audit chill. see for lindsey and john cadillac, who said that issue of sanctions can be easily addressed and the, well, they called students decisions, perhaps that of a smart political move leisha. oh boy, the sanctions these uh for to the, for to a lot of deals because we have a 1000000 confines who have so many other companies. okay. that can be used.