and the decision is not say, again, that the we negotiates and we discuss until they find common ground. this is an important difference the, what we're seeing now. and this is something that we really see happening is and grows of interest from other c, a, c, i a states in the region, economic union and the, and the mechanisms how it works. because the governments and the people in other c, i a state see the advantages of the common markets. and we're talking about free movements of goods, services, capital and workforce. and this is an important advantage compared to other states. and we're also seeing that the countries of the

region economic union are enjoying a better energy prices. we have agreed on issues of for security and we are very much self sufficient in terms of social security. and we are very much self sufficient in terms of our financial system about 85 percent of all transactions which are all made in the region. economic union are now made in our national gardens this about there's, there's of that the russian. so in fact, last march 90 percent of goods sold between this, your agent, economic union, countries were actually solved with our national guard answers. so that's, that these are the facts and countries around your as an economic

union are looking at us. and we're seeing the growing interest in this form of collaboration between independent countries. the we were perfectly happy with the us dollar when it was not weaponized the, the fact that the dollar became weaponized has pushed other nations toward finding alternative solutions. and what we're seeing now is more and more countries throughout the world, trying to use their national currencies as a form of exchange. and we have certainly seen a lot of progress with that and the region economic you and, and with the c i as countries as well. uh, that's our part of the world. and this is one of this happening here. and,

you know, nobody is telling people or companies or businesses that you just give them up and using a traditional reserve, carnes is we're certainly not those who said that when the businesses, so they always find them way where a free market economy and in a free market economy and businesses decide what the, what currencies they should use and whatever they do. we're happy with that. what do you stay with us here? well, no, it's a international as we continue our special conference or the $26.00 and petersburg international economic for the audio ring, whose very same speech to the economic forming some pages. the president vladimir putin said this phone message to the west saying that if that's 165 digit,

so sense to you, crane. they will burn just like the german supplies left the tax. not going, you'd have to do it. so nato has been drawings that war and ukraine. they supply heavy vehicles, the option of supplying it across these company being considered that tons of funding, including the lipids they burning on the f. 16 we're also open as well. there is no doubts which if they are located at places abroad and using hostilities, we will have to look at how to hit them. there was a serious danger of drawing nato further into this conflict towards the pope that it was a form of a genius that you sent us at a cut on which a block agrees that they have 16 find. the jazz will be shot down by russian forces, insights. he's concerned over the consequences if foreign bases are used to attack russian troops. i do believe that the, the jets will be shot down. i don't think that they will whilst i hope that american pilots will not be flying some of them. it's very dangerous because

once this happens, then the question is, if you have jets flying out of ramstein air force base, if they're eps exchange and they fly from ramstein to attack into, into russia. so what does that mean? that it isn't, isn't brush, you're almost oblige to attack ramstein air force base. this is a kind of trying to really worries serious observers of this war. we, we have done things that were so wrapped less, including the sabotage of the norm, snored stream pipeline, the sinking of the flagship, the most goodbye in the black sea. things like this that are so enormously provocative and they risk the outbreak of a nuclear war. so i hope that we will not use the after 6

change if i had to guess, my guess would be that we will do so thousands i get quite in. so just not being killed with a dozens of times destroyed, including the german supply. i've left the tanks during keeps, cons were offensive. ukrainian on the west and officials have down played the situation with nato chase. he had installed some bug describing he has lost his plans or ukrainian presidents that the situation was not too bad. long anticipated counter offensive. how's it going? and that things look a lot better than that setup, but i would say is generally because it was in south africa has announced a 10 point plan for assessing the ukrainian conflicts, underlining they, every aspect of it must be considered. and we do believe that this process for piece, much as it is complex, requires that all the points must be put on the table. this war must be settled

and this should be peace. through negotiations and diplomatic means south africa is part of the why the african delegation, which is now in k, a for talks with the countries presidents during the visits ukrainian officials, the cares russia of selling the capital with the west and media losing no time to echo the same claims. meanwhile, the delegation simply shrugged dolefully allegations facing that they never heard. also a thing, it's very strange that we didn't hear or see an explosion. there's all this, there's some totally red misinformation being spread here. people are going about the day as we expected, this mission was never going to be easy, but some of the adults are deeply disturbing, like the treatment to you all received. and now this, i'll try them using like the so called explosion. the south african delegation. they brought a piece initiative to see it, but that visit, it was mind by

a whole array of incidents when they arrive to key of the officials, the ukrainian officials. they announced that the south african delegation was indeed met by the whaling of a re, the sirens. we have been just over a quote unquote, massive russian missile attack put in builds confidence by launching the largest missile attack on t as in weeks. exactly, a mid the visit of african leaders to our capital, russian missiles or a message to africa. russia once more war, not peace, the crate and officials the brand of the day suppose attack as one of the largest to day. but that attack suddenly failed to impress the south africans because they did not account anything of the sort. in fact, they revealed that they were outright surprised when they were told to take shelter into the hotel. they posted a video that was short moments off to the ledge. miss all attack and no sirens can

be heard in that footage and vac video. so they themselves out, they explicitly said they that they did not hear any explosions or sirens, but the western media, well, they decided to stick with the key of accounts of events that they called it a message to the south applicant delegation. and in general, they have tried to hype up this events that apparently did not happen to do as much as possible. this really brings us to another incident, this delegation that we're talking about. it was cut short dramatically because see they were traveling via to ad croft and one, carrying the officials and another the security detail over a 100 people and john, the south african i'm just african. john listened that secondary croft. it was grounded in poland. apparently that was supposed to be the layover, but for the gods on the members of the press, it was turned out to be the final destination. and the general escape and african

journalist, he described in great detail the sort of humiliation. some of the members, some of the passengers of the jets had to go through in poland to have listened. there was the struggle outside the windows of the pro, this police are using hello. also, addition to this box with us, we have at least a 100 members of the security personnel. some of them special costs for other members of the $50.00 s who was supposed to go ahead of the president's ukraine and other centers for pay for the efforts and fees commission. the opponents threatened to confiscate the width instead of being carried by the secure. yeah, they also strip searched a member of the presidential protection services. someone who holds a different. busy if possible, that's a never happened before in all the years of several by the p. p. s. this is now a different method drought,

and at this point we are waiting for them coming to you from our president. and i'll minutes of international relations. well, following this bombshell, poland tried to downplay the scale and the significance of the event. they said that, well, the security, the airport security there was simply trying to confiscate weapons from uh, the south african security detail of the south african president himself. but again, that very much difference with the accounts that you just had from a journalist who saw that with his own eyes. and in fact, this incident on this very fact. since uh, just bear in mind that all these people over a 100 people, they are still stranded, apparently in poland. he now holds that they will be able to travel to russia next because it is the, the 2nd leg of the journey of the south african delegation. and in fact, the south africans themselves. pre describe what happened in poland knowledge.

the nature of that incident also shows engaging with the postage come to us to resolve the theme past so that the p p. s. team is always the media, can proceed to get you as planned, as well as be able to cover at least that i shouldn't legs off the pistols as well as both both, both the treatment would do be deeply disturbed by the experience they've gone through. and we are engaging off what is come to us to see to each, to that situation the keys are resolved. now african nations are expected to share the peace plan with the officials in most school. but again, it is unclear as to what sorts of what sort of consequences that will be and how much weight is that piece plan will carry regardless of the results. and regardless

of the outcome of their meets again, most of the international atomic energy agencies return from the mission to design for those g a nuclear power plants was delayed, as ukrainian forces broker truce and shelf. the area is by design to wait to come back. so you cranny and control territory. the team led by rafael, grow, see has determined that the safety situation and is the for those you a new case hop not remain serious. is comes off the key of stripe on the hope sky down, which is nearby raising phase about the power station security. and the preliminary assessment, the i, a, a team concluded the reservoir providing cooling, voltage to the react because it's currently stable. they will also show the info. structural damage correspond the premium selling goth aside and loss. awesome corporate advisor stated that it's impossible for most go to attack the station as they are responsible for the sides. protection of the times or less, especially hasn't showed at the power station from the station,

nor has anyone turned the station into a military base. we've already been complying with such principles without any prior agreement and without any direction from the un visa, basic principles from which that can be no deviation. it is impossible to argue with the idea of the voice by mister, go see. so that you create any representative to remain silent. again, we hear the same old song about me with rise in the station. however, they refuse to understand that we are the boss responsible for the sick. you were to add the facility, and we are obliged to defend themselves against the cost of the attacks from ukraine. the, exactly as many russian forces as our need is to protect the nuclear power plants. these women cause we have joins attain visiting visa, photos and nuclear power plants and foss this before. pastor, 2 days delay russell growth, see the general director on the i a as the finally arrived here at supper rose year nuclear power plants along with the rough l. grossey, another team of a i a, a monitors have arrived. they will spend some time here as well, and

a role to age of with the team has been here for 3 months already. and we are not here talking about a treaty or a convention or a legal agreement. or do we have is faith 5 basic principles don't attack the plant so that back from the plant to make the plant and military bases don't it because the external power supply, etc, etc. so these things are things that must be done. this is the kafka reserve, or as you can see, the water level has dropped significantly. hands of this was the main concern for the safety of this upper ocean nuclear power plant. however, this reserve war behind me, the water level level here, is absolutely fine. if that's a normal level, and this is the actual cooling pond that supplies water for the for this upper rose,

you nuclear power plant. i was able to see the quality phones. i was able to see the contention and the retention dates, root canals and the list. we check posted to the system, which is indispensable for the according function. so we can see, i would say there are 2 elements. basically the one hand, we can see that visitation is serious, the consequences are there and they are real. at the same time that i majors, that's how i've been taken to stabilize the situation. now this facility is another part of this f r origin, nuclear power plant, but it's a little bit away from the plant itself. now this is a pumping station for a cooling form, so that is used for the spence, a few of the nuclear power station. as you can see, it is also constantly under shedding by the cleaning military see its full of

shrapnel holes. now this is just a, one of the flights inside of the sprinkling basing. here this opera is unique, that power plant that was damaged by the american maids. and triple 7. uh, hold it sir. now russell, draw. see just the inspected uh this pipe and the he was assured that at the moment uh, all of the equipment that was damaged inside of these a sprinkling basins were changed. and now there's absolutely no fed to the functioning of this particular basin. behind me are the 6 energy blocks. all these up are always you nuclear power plant. however, the plant itself at the moment is not fully operational due to constant bombardment of the ukrainian nationalist. according to the real southam officials, these upper ocean, you see a power plant is now functioning at sets. when seats it's 30 percent capacity. more

over the employees of this plants are under constant psychological pressure from the ukranian authorities. also, as i've heard from the real thoughts, some officials, the art cyber threats constantly here as upper ocean nuclear power plants, apart from this cost and drawing a tax and artillery shipping take place all the time. so there's always a threat. all the nuclear disaster, vermont calls for emergency supper ocean nuclear power plant. many bang for your company. this will be back with more in 30 minutes, but fast, sol thomas on the and then the vision. see mexico, the age old cross of the southern russian with public the,

[000:00:00;00] the we are in august on one of the most ethnically and culturally diverse regions on the entire planet. in fact, this city there been states all the way back to 8th century b. c. and was an important cultural stop on the great so way, which means it's a perfect place for us to jump right in and get

a feel for everything the, which is a lead me though, is a local historian, musician, and guide with

a special passion and connection to douglas dining culture, the 1st of all, thanks for meeting me here in trucks. it's a beautiful, beautiful area. um, so let's get right into a druggist on a 30 different ethnic groups. 14 different languages about 200 different dialects. how can you have so much diversity in such a small, small space? little boy, 2 of the arabs and other travelers who came here. i used to say that i guess done was not just a land of mountains, but also a mountain of languages that i'm a good people living on each mountain, spoke their own language. for the cars, they got a booth, was it? the roads were barely possible that will get through the settlements had little contact with each other, so different places had their own different languages, different customs and different cultures. and then instead of the of the kids as me, which it doesn't include to, to, even today. so when you literally go past the next hill, you'll hear

a different language come through, boys. they come speak, doug, and that gives other speak, look, a lot of those speak lives getting go on the bus, out and coming up for both of them. so impossible. mountains go to eat and it's the nature of people i need. they like to be different from everyone else at the traditionally, they're attached to what they say is their own language croft and so on. the rest of the 2 languages and doug is done today because it goes to unfortunately $25.00. i'd like you to go extinct in the near future because language is a disappearing. uh, but just like in the rest of the world because i'm kind that's very sad, is this a regression will do some scary. so on the issue of how much the calculus to meet a we have like issues with so much diversity. it's still incredible that there isn't any in fighting. in fact, there's a word that i believe you have. it's called good. see meaning, highlander? what does this word mean to you? what does it mean to be good? see here, and i guess don't go to the people who are free,

so free like an eagle or the highlander is self sufficient. some of the stuff actually, as we say, new people in the mountains entre rich. they all self sufficient of purpose and do this. they have enough focus on right. some of highland is guardians of land. a bit it goes in lieu on the little settlements were built and how to reach spots where agriculture was impossible, was miserable. and the name dug as done itself means a land of mountains. so that makes the old douglas dani people who go to the phone . if a bull jeff are good, when someone does a good job, people praise him and we don't get our a real god. it's being called a gun. it's weird because a sign of recognition from the local people. you're talking about relationships between people. everyone here is open their friendly and they help each other. in fact, i've, i've seen this with my own eyes. people can walk into someone's house and there's so much hospitality. but i've also heard that the mountain people are tough. it seems like a paradox. can you explain this paradox to me? no. well, you can walk into any highlanders home and be there on

a guest on more than not just on big holidays and most are going to go. so you can do that at any time for product as we say, a guest is a messenger from, i'll probably just send it with us and doesn't just show up in a mountain village for no reason is i bet somebody's if he's here because he must needs something like some of the band, the highlanders, hosts job is to help that person the best way he can. so that the visitor is comfortable and the quotes of the guest gets the best room, the best food, the best treatment. and i'll put it when you get the money. at the same time, a harsh conditions with temperatures dropping sharply, a nice product must have influenced the local character as well. we saw people can easily get relaxed, but that tempers rise just as quickly difficult as we do and it's like a muscle and that contracts and relax is going on with it. but maybe that explains the paradox item that it's on that. and that's what i think, at least to someone who lives here. we go to look at the resources, steve,

and getting it here today. it is not that easy. living in the mountains is hard. why do people choose this life to live up here, away from all technology away from all civilization? what pick them up? as i said before, and then go to the highlanders. main treasure is freedom in the venue with a football. do you think it was? he felt free in places like this. there was no wall surrounding him, but if nothing blocking is vision or so, you can see an enemy more, a friend approaching from long way away boy is so if you have a special climate. so people found their roots here are 2 and once they settled for whatever reason, they go to death lands on mountain terraces and they was self sufficient in bush and they had everything they needed. yes, i think the right alpine meadows above the terrace farming below. there was some gardens where you can at least grow apples and pass it. and that was enough to sustain life here in the mountains. this go to have things where the fuck is fast

moving. i have to ask because you look amazing and tell me about which way. well, i mean uh, between uh this is traditional highland dress. when you start out at 1st they will white. but during the caucasian will they will mostly read so that wounds wouldn't be so visible. that's why we have this joke and august on the red is the have a color 5th? a jetta cask special breast pockets. the rifle charges the very next in flint deluxe. we used the multiples. i can put you because i see that in that does the pockets help to reload quickly will display. it was easy to remove cartridges when lying down, which is much easier than from a cartridge. belt and mobile could probably get a cartridge out to a belt, you had to raise the upper part of your body even only a little caught up more and become a target. so we see that puckett allowed you to reload and shoot on the well staying press to the ground, but it's a lot better for us to do this. here is just an element of the cost to him. but also a reminder is the highlander is always ready to help, and if the need arises, are coming from, but you're not supposed to pull your alphabet scabbard without a good reason. and it took them according to all saying, in order to wear

a danco around your belt and that you need, nope, just to have a pass code on your head vision, but also a head under your deposit. and that means that you're supposed to think twice before using a dagger, wouldn't even tell me what the even when got. so you would get into a fight, stepping your opponent with a go like this was considered cowardice and made you a target of a blood feud. or missed you, he was supposed to slash in order to stop your opponent without even caught his wrist. but stabbing meant killing to kinda know religion in some be from pointing at a person like this is perceived as a threat, but you're not supposed to do it most part of it. even if i just do this, i'll have to answer for this threat to the almighty. if it needs it, so a dagger is just a deterrent. go. push it. that's what it was. a visual was, it was a new parents solution for just that for sure. and i see i have so many more questions for you, and i also know that you are a musician, so i'm fascinated to care on this conversation someplace else. ready.

the so i have to say this is a beautiful, incredibly interesting instrument. tell me the story. what do we have here on the instrument like any of our language, we call this instrument on time or not more pandora in russian. it's with the, it's the oldest musical instrument in the mountains. got off, a young guy fell in love with a girl but failed to win her hand in marriage. so he killed him to go to come and shop down his own detroit in the middle because he was the owner of the only one dagger. and then he made this instrument with strings fashion from the gods gods. and then he sang a very bitter song about unrequited love system and that the story of how psalms and this instrument appeared in the mountains,

wales with all mountain songs of very long and have very profound meaning sections in the back. in the day one could get a whole sore and oaks as payment for a song, the words web, a very highly prized here in the mountains and so with songs for go, businesses. very cool. um, one thing that i can't miss here are all of the terraces. um, obviously they're not natural, but they've been here for thousands of years. how are they made and why does the terraces here and show me with the 1st example of green terrace funding and the wells behind the village of chalk, that's on the other side of that rock with the choice, the site of the ciocca settlements. we do what they think back to the 6 or 7000 years, b c and it's very ancient. ok. it's thought to be new, alyssa could get upset with these terraces of very, very old would that these lands sustained for fathers not far from here is

a small goes to town or village called it comes to little. it's a little bit hunting and some people are calling it the much repeat you of druggist on why did everyone pick up and leave from this area a little disappointing of us. we do coal gums, so to the ghost village and some refer to it as the metro peach who lived, i guess, done one of them. it's a unique place that's just behind the backs. so do the park and people have been to the doctor, a heavy rain full in 1963 when it was raining and doug is done for 3 straight months. most a bridge down below was washed away. so it comes to to, it was left without a bridge for several years. you were the most i am by children, began to ask the parents to come down from the village. it would be great of course to revive gums with one with a very interesting village because there's been no language. we call it ramos or