the, the, the done to conflict, the group of west african nations known as echo was things improved. day is this cited for a potential military intervention and prices. frickin major. also head on the program, increasing numbers of us intelligence and government officials come to terms with the fact that washington's multi $1000000000.00 afford for theater as resulted in a letter of military papers. you can do a slum the world by tell fritz decision to whole financial aid to the nation because of a non l g b c ruling. that recently became the us post 8 try last row summit split to come and side to be agreed to

strengthen their militaries in the face of rising tension. the agent, specifically the broadcasting from most go to the world. this is archie my name's unilateral. i'm 30 minutes of news and fuse starts not defense to send a block of west african nations known as echo was say they're ready to conduct the military intervention in crisis. hit new here. as soon as the final order is given, a commissioner for the grouping state that quote, the day is decided not to block as fine tune how to proceed with the operation. i do think with my full costs on the military aspect, we're ready to resolve it peacefully, but it takes 2 to tango we love boy of to be. that was looking on the ball when the

us so i'm in the ball on us. the optional sanctions. i said to pressure is also on . ready table on the ball face, then we have no option but hold to the final option, which is the military, you know, into a venture. we are ready to go. any time the order is given, the d d is also decided which we, i'm going to disclose. there will be no more meeting so that you solve, defend, stop, what f o x the same coming out of that means in our car, guy not is quiet and that is the same position that the the region are block has maintained in previous meters. of course the volume is the same, but unless, um, the stocks on the go systems with uh, the with major our school government, you know, fails to restore price them well, how much the assume to power box when it will respond to militarily,

our assets believe that's what our cost is doing right now, you know, for students based thoughts with the nature of school government is what the blog should have done initially. is some experts say, you know what, the airport that's taking. this was the sun is the widespread, which is the same, or kind of based on our, from the applied to, you know, define military forces. the nature of, of airports i've seen in the past week, also from our crowd. you know, f west has criticized the sun by the major school government to prosecute. right. but how much assume for the trees in the clued up might have said that it is ready to negotiate kind of attitude coming from them. that's not really showing any serious sign, but they are willing to negotiate. and now some experts are saying, that's what these ministry lead us of these are, are trying to do is to basically have a strong for gaining power in the events that they finally gets to the negotiating table. just to recap,

the threats of military intervention started 3 weeks ago after a cru let and military leaders taking power and naomi. however, the question of using force to restore the previous government. how's being met with resistance, influential regional powers such as nigeria gonna appear, split on the issue of jury and shot have said they strongly oppose interference. while k per day said, it's unlikely to take part in any action. i'm bertino fuss, molly? have wouldn't. they would treat any intervention as a declaration of war. the african union is responded to saying it's against any move all major, while in contrast, another grouping, the central african block. as you see here, box echo was stents against the crew government. we spoke with global affairs on the list johnson color, while a who is of the view of frequent nation should unite and seek to exhaust all possible diplomat golf and use in the mature crisis. i wish somebody what will happen because we don't think what we need enough for right now is or so. so you

know that a lot of game. so there are lots of missouri, you can see from the x of my country. so we have of course, there are these, there, are they in front any also, you know, factors, well, the extra videos of stock, choose those, those on the same things. money for me to the system by themselves. you know, leslie responsible for most of the was, you have in our lives and we hold that the african continental pull themselves together and to show that we don't get time. so you know, to, to, to a situation where we keep destroying ourselves. destroying the infrastructure is that a large and they can not do the full crisis? is ethan dimension already? i don't think that initial be able to some level to kind of sanctions that that did that stuff that i get to right now. that is why i keep you assisting that they shall sit on the table and talk and go time. the country is not economy claimed by

that's he's the sure did believe lots leave on the page. if you look at the opportunities of domestic individuals, then this is out that the country can also live with these subjects for every single day, you know, senior development of the strides each aspect of on just to that aspect to the future. you don't take it, but once you've lost, you can always try, you know, just continue from, from, from, from where the, you know, to pick it up. you can't really take it back once you've lost it to another headline story. it's been almost 2 months since the start of key of countries offensive and the cleaning conflict. some things have not been going quite as planned. i'm going to struggle to make headway the armed forces of ukraine unless move government officials in the west or know, changing their chain with someone who previously supported t as military endeavors. losing faith as a member of congress go chair of the congressional,

you crank august and the son of a ukrainian immigrant who fled. so if you tyranny, i will continue to work to support them in their fight for freedom and self determination. this war must and, and with our support and the support of the free world, your queen will win the fight for the liberty over tyranny. i'm not sure it's winnable anymore. if there is, how many cherry and moneys know military monies or mail it to remind is without an inspector general, i'm not supporting it. billions of dollars of additional western military aid have failed to bring up hard victories for care of. and after a series of inconclusive assaults, ukraine's objective to reach the key city of mili topple in these up. but it was your region noticing on the feasible, the determining factor, appearing to be the quality of russian defenses. however, key of this appointment is hardly surprising. as western officials have predicted, similar before it even began, but in the 1st week of flight, ukraine incurred major casualties against russia as well prepared defenses. despite

having a range of newly acquired western equipment, joined for games conducted by the us, british and ukrainian military's anticipated such losses. but invasion keeps accepting the casualties as the costs of bruce and 2 of russia's main defensive lines said us in western officials. all the of the supply of lethal weapons continues to flow. 60 of copenhagen's defense ministers saves the us, has given the green light to deliveries of f. 16 fighter jets to ukraine from denmark. i'm the netherlands after pilot training is completed. but truly just you to start this month, but the danish minister sees the program won't bear fruit until next year. we spoke with former you and special commission weapons inspector, scott ritter. he said he's up despite the men's natal assistance to be a few crane and simply losing soldiers. i'm not lowers the chances of achieving its goals in the countries offense. when this conflict started, they had a very highly trained military of nato,

which spent from 2015 until 2022. you know, training of 500 men every 55 days to nato standards. and what, what your train said is give us the equipment we need now give it to us upfront, give us the equipment that these well trained troops can use. but that didn't happen. and what we saw is that the ukraine army was depleted of manpower. it was rebuilt by nato depleted rebuild depleted. you can only rebuild so many times before the quality of the manpower is so diminished that it doesn't matter what the quality of the equipment is. we're at that point right now where it doesn't matter what weapon re ukraine receives their army is no longer capable of absorbing this equipment and using this equipment effectively on a modern field of battle. meanwhile, russia has troops that are extraordinary, well trained, extraordinary, well, lead, extraordinarily well equipped of the out class,

the ukrainian military in every way, shape and form. you can't reverse this a trajectory. russia is on a trajectory of inevitable victory, and there's nothing the west can do to change this. and that's the reality. the people are suddenly coming to, it doesn't matter about how many more tanks you gave, what kind of tanks you give ukrainian soldier right now, is incapable of receiving these tags and using these tags effectively on a modern battlefield river. also a heading, the program this, our former french president nicholas circles declares key of desire to take premier is doing district literally just further bloodshed statements out of oakside raging ukraine's government. but that's the reason we're coming on the you've done this president has lost all its out, the world banks decision to cut off financial aid to the country. following recent empty l g b t legislation saying the west is trying to intimidate his nation. some of

these imperialist actors are insufferable. you have to work hard to restrain yourself from exploding with anger. they're so shallow, they do not know when and where to stop. well, that's breakdown what's happening then. the world bank has cut funding to you can the infrastructure projects further provoking financial hardship in the east african countries? as a consequence, kampala was obliged to revise its budget to account for the loss of financing, resulting in the biggest currency the valuation in almost 8 years. the world banks, the move was in order to prevent discrimination and projects that funds. however, according to a, you can the next to this such restrictions may inside a wave of anger against the l g. b, t minority in the nation, 8 costs with great war backlash for the gate community in the country. because you've guidance with ben blamed the community. in fact, our position has always been that 8 cats would effect all your guidance,

including the gate community itself. logically, it does not make sense. what we have always preferred. our target and sanctions. uganda is l t l g b t. laws are widely considered to be some of the harshest in the world. same sex relations can be punished by life imprisonment while the death penalty can be imposed for i'd were fated homosexuality that term, which is defined a same sex relations involving h i v positive people or adult to child. the world bank funding freeze is not the only consequence, but you can, the is facing or rich the find spent earlier. the us and post travel restrictions on uganda and officials with us present to abide and threatening 8 i'm investment codes, submit other sections, multiple western countries on you and x, for example, to contend because we are mixed opinions of both the contentious issue from locals and you can so this could be a way,

not so much to use the home on through almost like shows in law as a result of the projects. but must be this trouble of uganda. is going to highlight with quote unquote the wrong countries here on the russian. so you're going to come survive. what would require to build sites ending that will a strain on the society. so the government discount found on the very high you've unemployment rate. it would be a price for a country. you got the zip codes with that new monday or the old of course during that assumption that we have, like our daughter zoom 6th. uh no, not to have it without developing you for that money is under the video web. you're gonna cut it off without it and the needs of and the loan later to be that knows what, i'm what the fund weatherbug we are for. we went with the support team getting to see we are not producing anything with the big guns as it comes over to the state of the need. but we are not. this is the wrong thing. i think you're going to use

one of those tensions that have defended so much as passive. so each upset if the president sees we can that we can do you already doing that even with the loans. just imagine without the views on the streets of come polar. well, the spokesman for uganda is financed. ministry shared his government's view with r t. he also said you demons will maintain their own beliefs regardless of any external pressure. the decision it is aimed at to shoot you off, so it gets on the side of this project. so we have funding had already been completed. all software funding is ongoing. the change planning going forward, so you have to be the resources to try to bridge the gap. so to getting the full that has spoken about is um was they've talked to one or 2 days and a little bit. so then i think of civilized, yes indeed, the public, the public has been to the effect of it in the system. but i think of the

government of the present state where you want to go to one that is all making. so that's a decent negative impact is not uh, widespread, unlucky, it's not shot by the you've got those, obviously the of us. there's also another evidence which could be on the health 6 the well we the light, the load on the mendocino intermittency is going to be posted to suppliers that's coming to be looked muscled from the west and the these goods. what a study i did try not because of the funding in northern buck, how's it going to, what's the case of the lady we had done started in. ready busy that we looked at the loss from those who had started, didn't get you through to a friend. the buttons include the china on the box as is the most with to us. man is quite a big kind of backlash. the most do gun ends but,

and she went to professional, become an i'll leading to stand by. and so this is what we are as a country of this is we are college on the 30 shows. this is the new system. this is what was done for so would be the top level of research that one cannot say about um, this is an old dots degree. the screen this, this is a little button, so i get it up to you. i have to call them the. ready they said we're very good recipient doesn't say on uh this is just a box in the whole process. i'll give you a voice, the status of the, of the on the move. the more news to tell you about today. american president joe biden has hosted a try lateral summits with the leaders of japan. i'm side korea is country retreat comp. david in the us state of maryland. unlimited, increasing tensions with china and north korea. the 3 leaders have by to greatly strengthen their electric capabilities to 1st we're elevating our try lateral

defense collaboration to deliver and you know, pacific region that includes launching annual multi domain military exercises, bringing our try lateral defense cooperation or non president of levels and critically critically we've all committed to swiftly consult with each other in response to threats to any one of our countries from whatever source it occurs for the leaders put out of statements. and in that statement, they mostly just emphasize cooperation in the asia pacific region. now they did not directly call out china as an adversary, though they did condemn some of china's maritime activities. now they did specifically single out north korea saying that north korea represents a security threats. uh, there are 3 of violates human rights. however, it's worth noting that north korea has accused the united states of war mongering activities that could escalate tensions that lead to death and also has accused the

united states of violating human rights. in fact, they say that the soldier from the united states, travis, can, and recently defected the north korea did. so because of the races that it imbedded in us society that he suffered in the us armed forces. now, recently the north re and foreign minister was in moscow, and he emphasized the danger of active war on the korean peninsula is real. new for you who owns the putting on pen insurance, has now become not the hush, or read a lot of question global, who then when the new be a will many are all vigorous and the puppies. solve the republican career is now turning the credentialing fluid and didn't know if these fisher into a new, fresh pouring or when you create a wall or you've shrink to decrypt because stays which domain dizziness and veteran

beans will be with jason's fall of aggressive showed religion is 5, what are some and for right now the leaders of south korea and the united states have both said that now they are willing to meet with north korea is leaders to discuss the nuclear ization without any free conditions. uh, and at this point we do have words from joe biden that were delivered at the summit at the gathering. joe biden spoke about the ukraine conflict and emphasize wyatt's an example of why the united states needs to be involved around the world. and well, by did not specifically target china when making his case for just defying us involvement in the conflict in ukraine. you referenced the situation on sy want imagine if we done nothing. and the point was immediately recognized if i'm not mistaken by you. which department is that where in a situation where it could happen in your stance which stood still what's shaking

with that said the china about some one more thing. well, that's in around the world. now, when joe biden was asked about his son hunter and roger biden's ties to ukraine in terms of business dealings, he refused to give any comment. a ukrainian presidential adviser has accused former french liter nicholas circles the of using quote, criminal logic for suggesting that crime you remain under russian control. the ukrainian official made the comments after mister so close. he said that returning the peninsula to key, it would only fuel more armed, conflicts, offering her view. here's archie contributor rachel marston. well, hey, let's get ready to rumble. once again, ukraine is taking on another member of the unity fight club. this time it's a punch up between france and ukraine. last week. it was poland, former friends, president people and stuff because he has been virtually on the present here in the

countries press this week. he's promoting his new book that comes out next week in which he revisit some key challenges in combat of his presidency. and what's been making the headlines here more than anything else? has he does the media around the circles? he's position on russia and ukraine. no one has ever had to guess what we call a self cause, the really things and that's not going to change now. and it's that blunt this apply for the situation in ukraine that really set off one of ukraine's drama queens. so what exactly the south was the say when it comes to this territory, which was russian until 1954, and where a majority of the population has always felt russian. i think any step back is illusory, if the ukrainians did not completely managed windham backs and the choice will be between the frozen conflicts which we know will inevitably lead tomorrow to any hot conflict. or we can come out and tell by resorting again to a friend. i'm a strictly supervisor in the international community to settled these to rhetorical questions in a definitive way. the french president pointed out the crimea edits,

people were historically russian until 1954 that its population always felt russian . and that a return to anything else would just be illusory. he said, he also said that europe needs russia. russia is a neighbor, a few are and will remain. so in this regard, european interests are not aligned with american interest. we cannot stick to the strange idea of fighting a world without fighting self. so also asked why is it so hard to admit that ukraine really needs to just stay neutral, adding that numerous political leaders. thank yet and talk about it in the back rooms, but they just don't see it out loud. he said that an exit route should have been found for the free conflict, and it's very upset. and that front as president a menu, a black hole did indeed try that route, but then gave into pressure from eastern european countries. he also added that now that the west finds itself stuck in the quote strange state of making more without really making more, which of course,

the west says it isn't doing it all despite sending weapons constantly. so basically south who is making the rounds of the french press and commanding headlines as a one man wrecking ball against the conventional narrative when it comes to ukraine . this same establishment narrative that the e u is so desperate to protect, but they ban platforms like r t that allow in platform these alternative facts and analysis to the conventional narrative. but what are they going to do blacklist or french president? well, i guess your brain is going to try at least bullying him. good luck with that because some who are basically thrive on this kind of thing. it really didn't take long for one of you creating present advisors. zalinski is top advisors to lash out a soft, cozy, fantastic criminal, logical form or french president nicholas or kazi in we should, justifies rushes. war of aggression has once again exposed one of the fundamental causes of today's war. it wasn't encouragement of the western leaders of putting

criminal plans to seize the foreign lands in 2008, and especially in 2014 that contributed to the beginning of a full scale aggression in europe and the mass motor or fee craniums circus. these encouragements is a direct complicity in the years long crime. all right, so it was a crimea remark to set him off because he's referencing 2014, but he's also talking about 2008. what happened there? well suck was the himself took a lead role in the george in war in 2008 and helping to secure peace in the wake of natives. efforts to use that conflict, the saddle up to rushes forward, or they're like they did with ukraine and somebody stepped in and scored a guarantee for russia, which made did it is the president of the time for both france and the you and it was that georgia and its western allies would pull back if russ i did as well. and this is a link to the advisor thinks that act of peace making is genocide. but it's not the 1st time that team ukraine has overreacted to a deviation from their narrative. what cynicism and lack of tact,

not representative of the friendly people of france. i demand an apology to my president and my people of ukraine. it doesn't sound very statesmanlike to behave like an offended liber sausage. unfortunately, we're not getting as much as we need. if we got jets and enough heavy argument vehicles, the necessary artillery will be able to fulfill our tasks, those hundreds of thank you, are not hundreds of dense. so side all totally cool until speaking of which new secretary general young sultan burg. just said this week that they will keep flooding you. crane with weapons. that is until t f is ready for peace until they're ready for peace given how angry gets at the mere thought of peace. you have to hope that really this is just one of the situations where stolen bird is kind of like the parent who gives the particular tighter toy. we'll in the back seat of the car just to make him think that he's

actually driving. because if they are actually in charge, let's see how this is going to work out. the ukraine is taking a heightened interest in a freak out with a country's foreign minister and 19 pounds to deepen ties with a confidence. in an effort, the country russian influence. we do not want to be a 2nd, russia, our strategy is not to replace russia but to liberate africa from russian rule. dimitry cooler, but also i choose rochelle, feigning support for africa cleaning. most of those withdrawal from the black sea green deal pups, the african continent, is that that's the spice and your 3 percent of those you printing and shipments between countries at the very most at risk, including from funding the line. sure. by the way, made its way to the you. we spoke to south african based you a political level, this and commentator to melinda and say, is african nations can no longer be manipulated in their choice of economic

partners. we have seen the change in africa where then you read the fleet this i'm no longer taking. no, no, not waving a tap on being at least into the what's the deal is now a week that now you're going full toughness that are going to treat them as tight and i slept what advice that he's doing. so also, i don't think this any of you can lead us except for those few applicant countries that are being hosted by the listed in the countries that will take such a comment by the front of me, mr. seriously. it makes not that it makes no, it's a bidding for what kind of thinking and desperate moves that, that's hiding, tooling meaningful push, but uh, to try and just different lives to try and just pull it from people's minds, but hopefully got that time for the was the top does not allow us to use

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the, [000:00:00;00] the hello and welcome to cross hawk. were all things are considered? i'm peter lavelle, nato. it's a peculiar organization. it claims to be defensive military lines, but at the same time, claims it must constantly expand. add to this, the alliance is quite projects, stability, in reality, it projects instability and in security and made russia, its primary enemy, the the cross hunting the upcoming nato summit. i'm joined by my guest nichol, i petro in kingston. he is a professor of political science at the university of rhode island in portland,