funded le trevor forwarded from the celebrations and accomplish all we are right now in the very heart of the russian capital, celebrating russia 1699. to be at liters, i've signed the declaration of russia's sovereign. the points, basically, as the report was, one of the very 1st step of the dissolution of the new was the 1994. this day became a public holiday. but it was not really windy, celebrated until the early 2000, when the russian president put in, put a lot of effort to promote the holiday and celebrated you may have to order new russian do on this day. well, right now we are at one of the many concerts that are happening for the race. and not only that, but the festival during the day, not only the ordinary people celebrate, but they also celebrate a prominent a permanent russian writers or sciences. and on this day,

the russian president gets all wars through these people as well. now, all in all, the state is the promotional rate of b. it's even russian citizens. and to show national pride, it's about the worst today, the world's told is, tyler devise bush cliff. i displayed the colors of the russian flag as the the administration of the sky scraper published this video on social networks, congratulating the russian people on that and actually on holiday and the address that wish the russian nation a few to pace with unity, i'm post verity united our that most hasn't joined lesson sanctions imposed on russia and has maintained friendly relations. the we could expound the and was the blower, dirty in a song, should not be the one facing charges that's according to china is foreign ministry,

spokes person who did that the us as the one which should be held accountable a guy. so the son should expose the truth, but the heck i imply that respondents to the secrets from old congress indiscriminately, antoine, it's best to decide it's crimes with other countries. you don't really get this kind of thing. it's the equivalent of sitting beside somebody on the subway. there's going through the text messages and you look over and it kind of go off boring, or in the us this case, you look over and you go, wow, that's a lot of skeletons in the closet, right? so that's what's happening here, and that's really why they're not big fans. of wiki leaks, french national assembly falls to us, you know, the former french prime minister. he testified recently the commission for, for an interference into french affairs that the us listened in on him when he was prime minister of france and conversations he had with then president nicholas sock, was it. and we also know that from which he weeks revelations is came out in 2015, as well as the fact that the us was using electronic spine on the german chancellor a during angle americans mandates as well. so this is current news that,

that we're hearing about and, and all of this has come kind of coming at a time when julia massages challenging his fate in the hands of the u. k. tried to extradite him to the us. i think it's important to underscore the julian. it sounds really isn't charged with hacking primarily. so we're talking here about more or less that soliciting information which she's julian massages the legend to have done with former army intelligence analysts. chelsea manning who basically spilled a bunch of secrets and ultimately was i had there was pardon and or had their sentence commuted by former president brock. obama julian massages now facing extradition. so we have the person who took the information freed from prison. julia massage is now in the hot seat. um, now there are some people who are really starting to speak out about this. some big names, a view as concern. the imminent possibility of the extradition of journalist julian assigned sondra has done an important job denouncing illegitimate actions by one

state against another. his arrest goes against defense of democracy and freedom of the press. it is important that we all mobilize in his defense. it's important to underscore that documents that we can weeks has revealed over the years relate to things that we never would've known about. if it wasn't for wiki riggs, for example, the secret us drones strikes and young men attacks on civilians that were alternately hushed off in afghanistan and iraq when they were executed by us military government, spying on their own citizens through mass collection dragnet, namely western governments. the democratic party brass in the 2016 us election, colluding in favor of an candidate hillary clinton to the detriment of bernie sanders who is a challenge at the time. we know all that because of wiki weeks and also it's important to note that of the kind of activity that he's being attacked for are the kinds of things that are very useful for journalists and pretty close to the same

activities that journalists do themselves. it's kind of a scary thing when you see that somebody who is just publishing information is, is a facing now extradition and many, many years in prison. just days earlier, a london court refused song his appeal against extradition. what more can you tell us about that? yeah, well this is a high court in london, they rejected his his appeal, he's now appealing it to a panel of 2 judges. with this is going happen very quickly. it's supposed to be heard next week. this is really the last stop on u. k. territory after that can go to the european level, but it's, it's really not looking good now as long as it's legal team argued that the u. s. u k. extradition treaty does not allow extradition in cases that are political and turns out there are some members, apartment in the u. k who are speaking out saying look, it just may be that very thing deeply disappointing. the k high court has denied julie on the sand. the right appeal, his extradition to the us, more important than ever vs trillion. government continues their advocacy and push

for an immediate and to this matter, does the rule of law apply into u. k. guys, sir? jonathan swift? rejection of julia in a sense of bill against expedition is another unpaid them about traditional ruling and backs. the question posed, interest is the judiciary serving. it's certainly not the public interest. it seems like this is a freight train on a one way track going a 1000000 miles an hour, and it's very, very hard to do route for us on his legal team. and at this point, they still have one last stop. before the end of the line, we'll have to see what happens. for me, it's how the informing us, the silvio berlusconi has passed away in the hospital in milan, he was 86 years old. russian president vladimir pacing has expressed his condolences. no, it seemed to be full of premier, will be well mine, but as a friend of most good, a little lead to he was a politician over european or one might say global scale. there are

a few such people in the international arena now. he was a great friend of a nation and did a lot to establish business in friendly relations between russia and european states. he was an unusual person for a politician because he was very sincere and open. i want to express my sincere a regret and condolences to the italian people and all the relatives of mister bonus got any. but a scone have suffered from leukemia and was admitted to hospice. so last week, following a long inspection, as the police longest serving post will premier, his policy has been moved in by political license rivals at home. along with world leaders, we take a closer look at his legacy. born and fascist, it's really in 1936 silvio berlusconi said that he remembered the horrors of war from a young age. perhaps that is what serve this is drive to become not only immediate ty coon, one of the richest men in italy, but also the longest serving its highland prime minister after world war 2. italy

is the country i love. here i have my roots, my hopes, my horizons here, i learned my job as a mentor for premier or from my father and from life here i learned the passion for freedom. i tell you that we can i tell you that we must build together for us and for our children, a new italian miracle, a multi billionaire, a heading, a european government. suppose also a 1st, but that's not all. he also owned one of the most famous football clubs in the world ac milan for 30 years. his other passion was singing, and not many people know that he actually co rhodes the teams and some oddly enough, he named his conservative party foresight. dahlia, which means go actually after trans used by ac, milan funds, a man of many talents who always left a lasting impression. writes charming, controversial humorous, and never afraid to speak his mind. as he said, lucy,

don't see on a case. yeah, mike is, again, like, is he gonna, that's paid, said one of the rooms that to but i have obama movie, so who's to be mean? and so it gives me the name on, on up the says in his level of women was perhaps, as the tories as his law for vladimir putin much was written about their so called romance over the decades in western mainstream media. and he always hoped that he could bring washington into the mix when i was in government in 2001 i said publicly that i wanted to end the cold war, which had been going on for 50 years and was a terrible anguish. i was successful because here in rome, in 2002, i convinced george bush and vladimir putin using all my talents of friendly relations to ends of the cold war. that doesn't last long as we know, but the friendship between puts in

a better school need one from strength to strength. some said it was due to mutual business interests, but it seemed to go far beyond that. here there were and saw dania when the it's highly liter hosted, puts in the, at his villa in 2008. and this system and claim me in 2015, a controversial trip for west ham politician. as it came after. local residents voted overwhelmingly to reunify with russia. 87 percent of crime in citizens voted 93 percent devoted to seed from ukraine, voted to be an a ton. them is republic voted to become parts of the russian federation. you should see the love, the gratitude and the friendliness that welcome to pretend that didn't go down well with western politicians, of course, but silvio berlusconi was not a man who cared about what other thoughts. and he never shied away from telling it like it is. he understood russia's points of view and slammed the west. we're

promoting the conflict and ukraine, justice february to us version washington to come to the senses and start watson and keith to cut off the weapon supplies in order to achieve an immediate cease fire. i would never have gone talking to the landscape because we're witnessing the devastation of his country and the slaughter of its soldiers and civilians. so a judge of very, very negatively the behavior of this gentleman. berlusconi is ridiculous accusations against the ukrainian president are in an attempt to kiss pollutants hands which are covered in blood up to the elbows. the portion was pushed by the russian population by his party, by his ministers to an event, this special operation. the plan was for russian troops to enter in a week to replace the landscape government with a government of decent people. this is a man who entered politics in the early ninety's and managed to serve 3 terms, despite being constantly charged with something. it seems mainly tax evasion of

fraud to most charges were dismissed, but he was eventually convicted of the tax fraud in 2014 and was even banned from running for office. as soon as the band was lifted in 2018 however, he won a seats in the european parliament the following year. and he returned to the country, senates. but it was gone. he was never wants to give up or stay away. i am the jesus christ of politics. i am a patient, the victim. i put up with everyone. i sacrifice myself for everyone. i have very good personal relations with mister, but a scrutiny. i think that he's one of the great is your pain. politicians have today, despite his stablished amount of with women as a politician, he is of course, one of the last mohicans of your payment politics. the passing of silvio berlusconi is a great loss not only for its sleep and european politics, but also for russia, as he was one of very few people in europe,

who not only respected russia's points of view, but was also trying to get others to understand that it truly is the end of any era . it's how that economist handles. i, julia, paulette, and i say, silvio berlusconi will be remembered as a politician who was able to develop strong relations across the global political arena. the reactions of our hearing process like can you tell you of course mostly institutional. so the main, the scores that you can hear is about this create a politician. these create a man of 82 shows and of course his role as a, as a big business man. he's a businessman but in business meant that he's able to have a dialogue with the account we use we we must whoever you couldn't make affairs. but you understand that it's not just the comics that you must do. you've got a full sort of a development. you must also develop a, a cultural and a social relationship. so in this sense,

the friendship with russia i think, was an aspect which was very clear. a bit of clothing was very able in the developing relationship with the international leaders. there is the sentiment of an important, the political 1st tonality that it hasn't gone to africa. now, if you have quite a size to you as well as food program out of washington, i've made that decision to suspend food a to the country. i mean, back is ations of widespread in school today to pay for it as easy. and governance spokesman has branded the new political stating that it only causes law suffering full of the population. and the 20000000 people are dependent on food aid in order to survive according to the un, mostly due to ongoing conflict on droughts in the region, local report acropolis, hotline, huffman, or this decision not to cut off the much needed for so fly

a true if you over here is really seen as the loved use of the federal government stokes person who says that this is a political decision. this laws to be taken on the basis of the conflict which had endorsed the country in the horn of africa for 2 years of unrest. the civil strife between the federal government forces, as well as the degree people's liberation front, no beds. conflict was reached a sci fi, at least from the applicant, was that which was located here in south africa in the capital city, victoria. this was seen as the origin solutions when african problems and the reading follows 2 of these do for the moment um, just some of the programs that had stopped as a result of devising which led to many lives b. ready last,

now the united states government that represented in this case by the us aid as well as the united nations represented by the was programs. i seen that best buy that they have been providing to you over here. what's really cattail that was i brought it from the intended target and it went else way. you'll be the government the saying they should also lead to want us to blame for we know this diversion mbm visit to get with both agencies to a full investigation that would come up with this one that has been going and what has led to the current situation that we have, but the to easy thing, but the general of the supply which they have been providing woodstock but not the basic needs in terms of the school programs which we have seen receiving solving from of life as well as those of pregnancy and loved teasing women as well as the

story of farmers which wanting you to read care and provide the assistance that he has been providing one soul, but for molar the tales view off or the issue here the use of mr. mccain who is the executive director of the program for diversion is absolutely unacceptable. and we welcome to governmental review of his commitment to investigate and hold accountable those responsible. while we will temporarily hold food aid assistance in ethiopia, nutrition assistance, the children, the pregnant and breast feeding women, school meals, programs, and activities for building the resilience of pharma. as in past, the religious will continue, i'll interrupt was retained every emphasizing what they are willing to do. in the meantime, before i solution is reached about only 11. this how long it will take for this investigation to be the earliest to be on the way and how quickly it could be done

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the hello and welcome to cross stop. we are all things are considered on peter la belk . there are rules, then there are rules. this is how some nato countries approach you grands membership in the alliance will the us by military alliance attempt to invite kids into the club to some kind of back door at the upcoming summit in building this the discuss this issue and more enjoyed by my guest martin j in marrow cash. he's an award winning journalist and commentator in budapest we cross to george sidney while he's a pod cast. right? the guy goal which can be found on youtube and the locals are a gentleman cross that goes in effect. that means you can jump anytime you want,

and i always appreciate it. oh sir, i with georgia in budapest. we have the upcoming nato summit in, in bill us. and there's a flurry of reports about you know, what to do for ukraine, because in 2018 there was a promise that one day will happen. well, that seems like a distant memory, considering what's happened, particularly over the last 16 months. and we have to always be cautious as a well need to buy it. so rules does not allow members to join if they have territorial disputes. well, i think you, ukraine is in kind of that category right now, george. but it's something you and i've talked about for a very long time, is that the rules don't mean much to this lines. they'll break their own rules if it sits their own purposes. george. yeah. so they might be the, they will break their own rules. the problem that they have is of a all points by the room. but top, i mean simmons is saying to them they don't need no stinking nato membership. even

5 is fine by which time ukraine will have been completely defeated by russia. i need major membership. now i need nato to be fighting on my side now and made it doesn't quite know what to do with this argument. so they're coming up with all of these so convoluted ideas. or maybe we can uh, go to have some bilateral agreements. so may be fun, so poland can guarantee ukraine. but what's the advantage of france to guarantee you know, security, but ukraine, that means fonts will be just on the hook to fight on behalf of the ukraine. well, george, what should we do? have the precedents, you know, the, the, the u. k and friends made security guarantees. the poll when did the 900? why didn't it didn't help the balls and now we have um, on this for the rest moose in the foam and nato secretary general will now. so as a advisor to the ukraine government, he says, well,

maybe we can create something called the coalition of the willing. so colon and the voltage stage, you know, they go in and fight on the ukraine's behalf. and of course, what happens then is that if, in the sense that fighting 8 in ukraine, russia targets, poland, unable to explain to them, they will scream all the go. 5, optical 5 were under a 3rd major, you know, one for all i know for one nathan, most ends of the war. well, you know, originally some things of the world are these stupid because we don't realize what, what he's proposing. so essentially, but they think that they can sneak ukraine through the back door that there isn't the full invitations, but in effect, major was still managed to get into this war the, on your grades about, well, we have to all remember estimates of the former head of nato, you have to propose something to get that fat paycheck that he's getting from the ukraine, which the americans are subsidizing. okay. mark the, the, they're trying to square a circle right here. again, you know,

they have their rules, but you know, there was some kind of expeditionary force from poland. well, that's an nato country, but as far as russia is concerned, i mean, and there's one thing that i think is very important that is almost never ever mentioned in the discourse, is that, you know, we always hear about article 5, but there is an article one of business need to treaty and basically, and i'm just going to use common parlance here, don't start being ours. okay? and this is essentially, it's some are proposing again to break their own rules, which, you know, i wouldn't be surprised when they do because they do it all the time. are. yeah, but what is the price for breaking those rules? i mean, you have something now, which is i would say completely unprecedented on a much very much a tony point now in ukraine. more we, what we're seeing now is a group of countries in this, in europe, come that recently and addressed google banking, that fist on the table to say, we need know to a membership. you claim, let's not talk about it and months or whenever less actually talk about it as

a reality. that could happen right now because they see the any way for the, for any development, positive on the west and the side for any progress they see. so check the to boo subjects best talked about. so basically you never talked about the to the subject of ukraine shortage of socialism. this is really in my view, what's central to this whole dates of debate. you know, so let's keep things on and on about minutes, equipment. they wouldn't never touch the subject of the numbers of soldiers that the needs. now, you know, we're tired of us. colonels, i'll be interviewed on the internet. a new, a very well informed because of getting the information on the ground rules and from the pentagon, they're saying that savanski hasn't lost understanding. so does that thing as last, plus the 250000 then talking about press gains, rounding up men over the age of 48 years old, who go to 3 out lifestyle on the, on the battlefront. so the real issue is men soldiers on the ground. we saw reports

recently in the u. k. of 50 s s o, which is already operating in that you find us quite a high number of the special forces to operate behind enemy lines. and i think what we're seeing in native now is a double bout emission from nate. so and from this group of more gun, her members, one, what nature has done, what west police has done in the last 15 months is nowhere near enough. they really haven't received anything and they've underestimated every single 100 and underestimate about of money, the number of bits of them up the amount of kids. and they're underestimated as a result of russians now and, and to the 2nd point really is the, um, let me talk about military kit and searches, you know, the estimation, i think is so under estimated the we could be looking at now. i'm tripling or quadrupling the actual ministry support. so these countries are saying they're talking about the possibility of going into ukraine, some of the soldiers into crime, but the major mondays with them, with a month,

it's simply from their own governments. and the russians will just simply accept, obviously not that drum, this is not, nature is no, the west flies or just jumping. right. these are not nato troops of the, this is just the business which really upset because george, i mean, this is the kind of big beside is the number one with some, miraculously you, um, the mic nato accepts, you know, you propane into the alliance, the rule that will determine the russians know why, what is it called, how in, what way? and then this kind of this, you know, wave, the magic wand in say the 12 components are part of nature, but these troops are not part of neutral, but they're always citizen. i mean, this is kind of the, that this is a circle jerk here george the best. right? and, and the thing is that they are also convinced that russia is afraid of made. so it was, i think we'll look at, let's see, is sneak in poland in the baltic states and whoever wants to join this coalition of

learning and russell say hey, we don't want to hit bolen because if we go on bones, going to scream all the go 5, then more and will with nato, and we are afraid of nato, because nato is much bigger than much stronger than we are. and, you know, we're not ready to go. nuclear and nato, however is ready to go in euclid. so that is the last of the argument that we can essentially bring in additional uh, manpower and russia will simply not there to hit this ramp and we'll just simply slink away in the face. that's the argument. but of course, you know, why should russia except this, i mean, and, you know, once, once you're in and you're fighting a deal, grades be hop in ukraine, russia will hit you and will extend the war. i mean, you is, was what's a fed target? well, publish and basis, bullish, logistics, and the supply lines. everything will be affect game and, you know,

then it will be up to later what the are usually better to escalate. been using their argument is that, you know, this is a bi lateral, this is a by law. so much you can say, well, we're going to buy laterally bombs. you get the argument tables in um it's a part of the jump it because they're making a huge assumption which is the boots and went through that. and. and the reason why is because the track record on page and side has been very much about the escalation. you've never arisen to the page is always back down because he knows what implications of the terrific dream discuss. that means we possibly, i mean is it? i can hardly believe what i'm saying. oh, we actually possibly looking at the early stages of a nuclear war. i mean, this is where this whole heading, you know, age. so when you start talking about, could we even imagine the 3 of us a few months ago, talking about troops on the ground in ukraine. you know, when i was talking about british and american soldiers and it had been inevitably arriving the was we talking about low numbers and probably cover. so this is being

said, i think is, makes a lot of sense. and we did have totally flows is all this waiting and forces in the you can bet your bottom dollar the british us. so yes, numbers would, would rock it would go, right. so because a british of probably being the most gun hope of old western nations, even more than america in terms of what we're actually doing on the ground and lead to so you know, we, we are getting into a very, very dangerous situation of escalation where we assume the person will not escalate if we escalate, but i don't think we can we can we can bank on that. i think now the analogy of is turning now to. ready you know, there are many american mainstream journalists now who are actually being and submit that the russia is stuck now to is no longer relevant if it ever was, you know, in the ukraine is taking huge losses on the battlefield. and if we all going to make any difference in ukraine, you know, we, we need to do something much, much, much bigger on a much bigger scale. and i think that's really what nature with this is, is negotiating and what you know now when it's when it's um, hold.