the, the the, not just for the president of the russian federation who has invited us, but it's also a success for african countries because of russia is a winner. everyone is the winner. the spirit of unity as the inc. thrice on a joint declaration, leaders hail the geo political achievements of this secondary are russia for it has summit. while western nations down play the importance of the events, those attending states such gatherings are vital to keep pace in a rapidly changing world. i think we need a more or less. yeah, i'll send me to this new system. it says create this summit is marked by the spirit of cooperation in partnership. russia has always respected our sovereignty. the

bricks, countries are a hope for us. they will help to fight western domination. and a russian missile strikes destroys a regional headquarters of ukraine national security service in the central city of den net profits at all. that's the forwarding to the russian defense ministry, the coming to you from the russian capital. this is our t international with the latest and world news today. if you're eligible, great to have you with us. after hours of discussions, plenty of handshakes and deals being struck. the russia africa summit has wrapped up in saint petersburg. the much anticipated event attracted delegations from $49.00 african nations. the president of komar also is the current chair of the african union, thanked russia for hosting the form, which he said was crucial for both moscow and the continent of the story from sort

of food. not i would like to offer my congratulations to you mister president, because all of the decisions that you've taken you've made, you're not going to regret them because we have managed to secure a great success. not just for the president of the russian federation who has invited us, but it's also a success for african countries because of russia is a winner. everyone is the winner. russia stood with us during the most difficult times during the times of slavery. and during the times of apartheid, russia has always been helping us for many centuries. we've had good relations and i think these relations are going to develop. i think our success is assured, and we are satisfied with the outcomes of these meetings. we live in a unified world in inter connected world. so what we advocate is africa being part of the organizations that make the decisions we live in a multi polar world. if i told the judge i would like to express my satisfaction that the main events of the official program of the 2nd russian african summit were held in a constructive and friendly atmosphere as well as in

a very effective way. the event once again confirmed the firm, asked you to bite the russia and forget to further develop our mutually beneficial partnership and just search for new phones and new areas of it. a lot of our put and opened up his statements alongside the african union leader by saying that he was impressed by how productive a top set this years. russia, africa summit have been. he said that the african continent has shown great interest in continuing to develop warm relations and trade turnover between the african continent and the russian federation. and that's really demonstrated by the fact that the vast majority of countries on the african continent participated in this summit in this to day summit that's been taking place here in saint petersburg . now he also talked about a number of spears in which the, the african consonants and the russian federation are looking to further development in the future. specifically focusing on the struggle against terrorism on the african continent as well as cooperating in humanitarian in areas as well.

and he said, that's one of the main vehicles that is going to be used in further developing this kind of cooperation is going to be the african union. this multinational african organization through which a lot of humanitarian work and trade deals can be done. and of course, one of the biggest subjects when it comes to trade deals is russian export of grain to the continent which russia is trying to increase and has increased over the last year despite western sanctions that have been making it quite difficult. and the russian president also wanted to say, he also said that these international transactions for the expansion of the multiple or world have to be made and national currencies. let's take a listen to what he said. it's a fit of catch your screen that you can interest in that i see the target dates to qualitatively and quantitatively increase mutual tray and improve this drug shop. we're also talking about consistently switching to national currencies, including the ruble in financial settlements,

eliminate trade various including by linking integration processes within the range and economic union of the african union. and it's free trade area to increase exports to africa. russian industrial products, which enjoyed good reputation on the continent, including machinery, equipment, vehicles, chemicals, and fertilizers. a country will continue to supply crops to african friends both on a contract basis and free of charge. i work at the summit continues, but even now i would like to thank old, our african colleagues for accepting our invitation to go to some pages. but russia is sincerely trying to build for the strategic, multifaceted relations and partnerships with africa. and we see the same attitude to act together on the part of african friends. grain has been a big topic of discussion and that's been discussed throughout the russia, africa summit this year. but it's so important to understand that there are so many other spheres of cooperation that are rapidly developing as well. and the russian president also briefly went over a number of them like the sphere of culture,

the sphere of health care. because russia has been doing a lot to help the african continent combat the potential spread of epidemics as well. and what am i putting me even said that they have a number of documents lined up to significantly increase industrial cooperation and energy cooperation between the russian consummate the russian federation and the african continent. and on top of that, of course, one of the another sphere of cooperation is education. this is something that not only vladimir put and has been talking about, but russian officials throughout this summit. the fact that russia is always open to african students looking to come to the russian federation to learn new skills to benefit from russian expertise and all sorts of areas so that they can bring that expertise back to their home countries and makes them a better place and, and build their future essentially. so there's so much going on right now as we saw from the russia, africa summit in terms of developing cooperation between these 2 countries that are

between the continent and the russian federation. it's really going to be amazing to see what have for cuz going to look like in the next say, 10 or 20 years during a length, a round table, session african leaders and president hooton's discuss global concerns reform of the un security council, views and effort cause independence, they also emphasize this significant of breaks as a key force to promote that. now popular term, multiple arity, that's another issue should smoking, african people shouldn't be puppets. we need to ensure the self sufficiency of our people and countries. russia has always respected our sovereignty. the bricks, countries are a hope for us. they will help to fight western domination deluxe. what they do is you don't see how it is important to inform the security council to reduce the iniquity towards all african countries. that's how no true presented in this organization. so somebody says create this summit is marked by the spirit of cooperation and partnership. i think we need

a more or less. yeah, absolutely. send me to this that you. meanwhile, some guests from nigeria who came to the summit were spotted singing the russian national anthem. the, the, the african dignitaries also showed up their knowledge of the russian language during the high level sessions, as they used russian phrases to greet president boons and call him their friends. a similar atmosphere was witnessed and conversations throughout the events. the broad knowledge of the language came as no surprise given the vast scale of african students who have studied at universities in the soviet union. and now in modern

russia. not only african diplomats were in attendance, but also the defendants of previous leaders who have upheld the prominent legacy of their forefathers. dignitaries, were treated to a tour of the iconic sights and sounds of the historic city of saint petersburg. while travelling along the scenic never river among those keeping their parents legacy alive as roland bloom, buff sonic patrice with them. but a prominent effort in independence spider and the 1st prime minister of the democratic republic of congo after it achieved independence. in the 19 sixty's role in the mamba is the director of the foundation under his father's name, archie had a chance to speak with him on the sidelines of the summit. and he says that despite western attempt, people in africa just don't buy the negative sentiment toward russia. it just seems simple phone plus the i believe the summit is important because the

lumen, the foundation, is happy to be present in areas where africa can or should make decisions. as such, we have become direct witnesses of what occurs and are able to participate. we believe that among all the continents of the world, there is still a lot to be done in africa. do us consider it important to organize the conference with africa? china and france have also done that. so it is completely natural that such a large country as russia would also do. so i was invited to the 1st summit and so she, we believe that both of our countries need each other, especially because we have never had any historic claims against russia or the soviet union as we have had against other countries. we will not forget that the soviet union contributed to our liberation. they helped african countries free themselves from the status of colonies. in general, i see only positive moments, and i believe it is important on a platform where everyone can speak openly,

to together determine a path for positive development on both sides. if we talk about the french speaking part of africa, about the media, which has a great influence and which is listen to it is mostly western media. we wake up to the sound of our a fight, the bbc and voice of america, their attitude towards cooperation, between europe and russia is of course hostile. but the common man does not experience that hostility. this is amazing, and lately i can't even explain it, given all the attempts by the west to create that hostility, there was sympathy for such a symbol of the states as the president's. there was incredible sympathy for russian president vladimir putin in africa, especially in the congo one can almost everywhere come across such a concept as the right of precedence. it's when you respect someone who is your elder, you need to listen to them. so this is reflected even when you address them. when

you address an elder, you call them your big brother. recently, ordinary people, when talking about flooding their food and began to call him our brother regarding loom, but he tried to get support from the united nations. what was refused, so he turned to the soviet union. they agreed to give him an airplane. of course, that's not something grandiose, but it showed intentions. from that moment, many of his opponents began to consider him a communist. although in our country at that time, we didn't really have a comprehension of the concept of communism. after his death, the soviet union provided education to many of his associates relations were good, both during the members life and after it. you're aware, the members associates remained on the side of the soviet union. the ukraine conflict was also a key issue discussed at the summit. vladimir putin emphasized that moscow was ready to find ways to resolve the conflict. despite the pronounced the

unwillingness of cab edits, western patrons to engage in peace talks at this phase, the russian leader said that neutrality for ukraine would be fundamental to any negotiations. meanwhile, the south african president thanked russia for considering a peace plan proposed by african nations. as he insisted that dialogue was the only way to end the complex use. use case i do understand from your explanation the origins of this conflict and where it started and how it started. we are however, pleased to hear you say you recognize the initiative that we as african countries, 7 african countries have taken a and b, you take this initiative by the 7 countries. very serious. we've been calling for

engagement. we say so from our own histories, as african countries, that many countries on the continent were involved in various conflicts. and in the end of those conflicts, many of them were resolved through peaceful means through negotiations. and it is this that informs us to call for negotiations and dialogue. and in that regard, we do believe that we do have a right to call for peace because that is a principle that we're family believed in. on the sidelines of the summit, my colleague horace who shay had the pleasure of speaking with the head of ross adam for central and southern africa. ryan collier, who says there are nuclear power projects currently underway that will greatly

improve energy supplies for the african continent. the sides, egypt, sweet. we've got 4800 megawatts under construction currency and then sub saharan africa, we are progressing so you must realize that needs that project. some projects that happen over night, these various key needs the infrastructure that needs to be put in place before you can actually move forward with the, with the projects. but we're seeing a lot of countries that have been working on this new to infrastructure over the last decade on our stages where they can stop procuring excel power and new more and more. and you kind of countries coming into the mix. what about, what about egypt? egypt is, is it is a big deal. now, i don't know my exact numbers here, but it's, it's not one nuclear facility there. i mean, it's more isn't it, or what, what is being built there? so it's for $1200.00 megawatt. utilize. okay, that's right. so it's for the units, rights for big units are k. i know this is, is it, is it nearing completion in egypt and, and what would it do?

the egypt side. so it's not nearing completion of those points that's uh, it's early edges of stages of the construction. yep. so that's really it will change the price of egypt. i mean, that's 4800 megawatts of teen baseline electricity. that means anything down stream from that's uh, is, is green. and so, you know, you can build an industry around green power and it sustainable and affordable power. we commissioned the 1st flights you need to punch in the wall. it's in 2020 as cold academic them and as of, and it's producing 70 megawatts of teen and it's in the north of russia and perfect ross and it actually replace a small at some of our fonts. so how is that saving the planet beside the part of the sort of germany is that the part of russian is like super, super, super cold and sue pass selected. yeah, yes, yes, that's right. okay. okay, cool. yeah, absolutely. so we, we've got the 1st one, it's actually commissioned. that's right. and we've not made a, we're busy with a piece of what they call optimized flight. so you need to have hop on send. and really, that's a 100 megawatts of the energy that you're able to flight. so while the summit

brought together diplomat to pay the road to him, all people are world. those common goals were left on the sidelines in st. petersburg, as the new generation of liter squared off on the pitch, the russian foreign ministry field at the best it has against young men, from their counterparts who arrived from africa. among the players who took aim, the foreign minister of sierra leone, as well as some well known russian athletes, including former arsenal striker andre, are shoving in a fitting end to the match. the host country kept the cup at home with a 43 victory. some have said, though, that the winter had to buy dinner and rates afterwards. the deal sine view shared, and unity shown in the past 2 days in st. petersburg. in a nut shell, archie was there covering the full spectrum of the summit from the heart of the venue itself on the banks of the river. never. if you missed any of it,

we've got you covered all the events, big news headlines and for us analysis to available now on our website the, the russian military says it has destroyed the regional headquarters of ukraine's national security service and the central city of the appropriate thrust with the missile strikes, r t correspondence div sweeney reports from the don. yes, republic. with more details, a russian missile has struck a building belonging to the ukrainian security services. in the city of denique pro petroff, the attack took place that's around 8 30 pm on friday night. this has been confirmed by the russian defense ministry. to have of course, insist that this was a, a targeted attack with a civilian navia. and the 2 children were wounded,

but the russian defense ministry has dismissed those claims. they said that this was a precision strike against will take, describe as a decision making sense. and now of course, this isn't the 1st time that russia has talked to these decision making centers on may the 30th. it struck a number of science belonging to ukrainian military intelligence. the weather was planning terror attacks on the territory belonging to the russian federation. they were doing so with the western sports is now friday nights last time i just, i was off. the ukrainian resolves struck the city of tug on log in, the rust off region. now moving 10 people were wounded in the attack, a, a number of those with children. and according to the russian defense ministry i, 2nd, we saw was intercepted. now we're seeing more and more of these kind of terror attacks . we've missed all the attacks against territory belonging to the russian federation. of course, just recently. we so talk on the curse bridge, of course,

the bridge that links the russian federation a to cry man, no 2 people were killed a man and woman, a mother and father in that strike and a daughter was left wounded. and of course is now an open crime. it seems to be one of the main targets full. you crying? we heard from the acting governor of cas on through said the on friday nights there was a miss all attack on the right away looting. chris on to the crime is, as he tries as counter offensive is by eating to make any save you as ground. we're seeing more more of these acts of desperation in and out to other updates from the conflict zone. russia's defense ministry has reported that a number of recent ukrainian attacks were repelled. let's take a look at one of those incidents in which a russian tank group was out numbered $8.00 to $1.00. are you? how up are you? yeah. how about do you have, can you come to the stupid thoughts? goodness, all sort of to do a very good. what do you have to get all that time?

i do not know. i do not know that as you can see, this video shows the russian tank facing those superior numbers of ukrainian military vehicles on the battlefield. soon, russian artillery joined in the fight, destroying the entire ukrainian unit in just a 2nd. drone operators who witnessed the bottles, said the russian tay crew approved courageous despite being out numbered. let's go live now to author and we're corresponded thomas roper joining us from st . petersburg a welcome thomas. so we've seen one russian tag stand up against a ukrainian army vehicles with russian artillery stepping in to finish the fight. do you think this is reflective of the overall conflict and has it been largely based on artillery combat? well, this kind of things happening, of course, this is nothing every day issue what, what happened there? the guys, whatever were. yeah. what were they were very brave, but i,

i've seen things like this at the front of the thing is um that the russians get really. um, yeah, they get some crazy when they see things because for the russians it's still remember the memory of the 2nd world war when drum and tags, well that they will wait, they are waiting for this things and they're angry about what's happening. so especially the tangs, i've seen, but many sol, just they forget every kind of fee a women, it's about tanks, they're just angry. so this is happens, but this was of cause maybe even unique one against a and now the west has been boasting about their weapons to ukraine and so has the ukraine. what do you think about the claims that ukrainian soldiers appear unable to adequately operate the western weaponry that they've been receiving? well, the, this is the way the west is involved in this conflict by teaching this the ukraine . so just by doing the weapons and so on and know ukraine is losing,

which means the west is losing and this means the west of weapons at losing and the west is not not ready to to save that. so of course they have to blame the ukrainians, but in fact, if they say that you trans, i'm not able to use the best of weapons, then i would have to ask the western guys, i am not able to teach the ukrainians. so what about your, i'm a training system that so the west, that's the one to and knowledge that their weapons don't make the change and they don't want to a noise that they lose that better. well, we send you a training and officials and western media like cnn reporting that kids western weapons are generally superior to rushes. what do you make of that statement? or i'm not really, i just wasn't the from like 2 weeks ago, right in the 1st line. and we were talking about this with, with uh, soul, just russian soldiers who have experience. and they always say, don't underestimate the enemy, don't end the estimate of their weapons. but they said, they explained to us what,

what, what is the point that the point is in this, you'll see also in the west and media. now the west and weapons, obviously not made for war. so if the german problems at all, but it's a 2000 short, several times they have to go to door to repair rings and, and the russians who are actual weapons might be not so accurate. maybe i don't know, but at least they actually do that. so just told us when we take that collection to go, we can make $1000.00 shorts and a half an hour and the weapon is clean and ready. if you do this with a western machine gun, um you can, you can throw it away. so it's the problem of the quality uh, maybe the west, a weapons were made for some special forces. i've got to stand who makes 15. 15 rolls that have the bulk of the gun, but that's it. but not for a real while we have to. we have to show much, so that's the point. so thomas has, you know, for months we've been hearing mostly about ukraine's counter offensive and ukraine's counter offensive. and russian president, vladimir putin has said that the current largest scale counter offensive bi ukraine

has basically been a failure and he's not the only one. what are your thoughts on that? i was a at the front several times. it's a different places even is that, but it was already well with the made or offensive has been cried to try to do with them and yeah, it's favor direction. so just say they feel how ukrainians became, became become weak of they say, and everywhere with a we have talked to the subject to every everywhere sites. we smell that victor. um, so i see this from the, from the 1st line that was at the 1st from line and i just talked to the guys there . and they also said, and i think they have to know what to do because they are there. what will pardon me and have decided that crimea is russia but ukrainian military intelligence chief has said that you create in forces would suit enter prime. mia? ukraine keeps saying that's do you think this is a possibility at this point? not at all. remember they, they promised in april they promised to come to after the offensive and said we

will be we will go through the tool mario po, cut of hass on and going to create crime. yeah. it's no 2 months and they even didn't make its product until the 1st a defense that off the russians. so this propaganda, thomas roper author and more corresponded in st. petersburg. thank you. thomas, by the un security council, has called for the immediate release of the president of niger he's currently being detained, following the military to with the head of the army now proclaiming himself the country's new leader, the latter called on citizens of the west african nation to stay calm and claim to take over was to save the course of the country. a visit in defense and security forces have gathered within the national security council to put an end to the regime of the 7th republic. this action is motivated solely by the idea of preserving our dear country faced with the degradation of the security situation

and bad economic and social governance. we call for calm visual ins and patriotism as together we can overcome these challenges. we reaffirm our willingness to respect all international engagements to which the republic of new share subscribes, particularly for human rights. the power is the one that we did that we didn't the on the, to the presidential palace, the, here's the one of the general or, or tardy me of the him. the media could have been sending distribution really well in the automated lived uh, lived there, and then the been, uh, something must be seen uh, indicated that the wireless it is use of others and the what we so it is what i can do and what are the when to the buzzing about this house, the then the, the some, uh, the body of phone calls and so on. this is the underneath of the police on other to him and under control, which is on there is not much available has been said,

the image of the services are used to parts of the meeting on yesterday. that out of meeting with citizen has been in meet the people, the support thing on the most of the serious societies organization and some other become i mean, what is the quote to the new 3 and the give them support that's it has to do with the company, and this is never been seen at the beginning of the when buzzer slipping down the times. one of them was we came out, but the list of them didn't use that. it was the day that did um, what was the quote, sort of the people who come out on us compatibility to go ahead and then you lose your company to play and it says $1.00 to $10.00 and the maybe 3 when the time window that sounds back on desk the much it was supposed to have been the actual, the pin down and ask for the division of the president buzzle the west and ask and the media to boost about this, the municipal, what else are feeling,

the se in the is not yet disability. so i was gonna mention that the going to be another way of doing it because most of these are select you as the to see the same business image. the thing is that they're going to be bringing by them to develop the knowledge of nice, really 3 thinking the power and need to do something very kind of and happen to them by them is one of the best allies and decide in the region. i've seen buzzing over by even believe it is, is something the 1st, the miles and the substance. i'm thinking the navy mean, where is that the warranty? earlier we spoke with a pair of guests about the situation unfolding in the west african nation. they suggested the french interest and the country is tied to uranium and without

nature's exports of the atomic fuel france will suffer consequences. a vice president also describing best possibly legit to meet and dangerous to mislead democracy in the share with no one finds as a found how once the interest is actually a boston, this one the x function in x latisha will be removed from the 2 funds funds considering the funds as we have just come from the jet and about 50 percent of all that stuff. fuel funds, this nuclear plants gives this particular military as address anytime soon. funds we have to supplement the consequences and it's something that they are not willing and more likely to obviously entity can be.