to be a good thing, you're coming over here versus the flood america in winds, in a land slide over 87 percent of voters and the russian presidential election back him leading the nation for 6 more years to address the crowd in red square, who were celebrating the bay crimea joined russia exec data down through, and then you'll see what it gets to the each crimea is not only a strategically important territory. it's, this is not only our history, our traditions, and the pride of russia premier. it is 1st and foremost, the people, the residents of sylvester phone commands. they are our prize and congratulations for in from around the world for a bladder of hooton's election victory with india and china among delay us to send best wishes. it comes in stark contrast to the criticism and condemnation lost. by the way, the

we are watching r t international line from the russian capital. i'm rachel ruble. our top story, this, our vladimir putin is re elected for a 5th term winning over 87 percent of the vote. as russians overwhelmingly back him to lead the nation for 6 more years. the day of his victory coincided with the 10th anniversary of the reunification of crimea with russia. my colleagues saskia taylor and the r t team in central moscow take us through all the developments. the very welcome to all the international um 12 beautiful panoramic studio, which is of course just outside the kremlin rules. it's from here that we have been

keeping an eye on this 2024 watching presidential election. so what do we know? 3 days of virtual balance accounts counted, vladimir putin has secured his victory with move and 87 percent of the vote, so he will be up the home of this vault country for the next 6 years. people across the russia today also celebrating the 10 year anniversary of the reunification of the black sea peninsula of crimea with russia. and a huge celebratory concept was held on the famous couples of red squad, just behind me was letting my boots in himself, making a surprise, a pair that i gave there was yeah. dear friend from all my heart. i agree to all and congratulate you on the celebration of the unification of claim . yeah. and so that's coupled with russia exactly 10 years ago here on red square. and the same stage that i remember the crimea is often called and unsinkable aircraft carrier. this is what led me to the idea of saying that premier has

returned to its native harbor, but crimea is not only a strategically important territory. this is not only our history, our traditions and the pride of russia. premier is 1st and foremost the people, the residents of sylvester, full command where they are, our pride, and then you take care of the faith and the fatherland through the decades. they have never separated themselves from russia. and this is what allowed crimea to return to our common family, wants to play thousands of people looked to the red square to celebrate and they're celebrating, here's a hand for you. what exactly is the form of reason? it's not just the elections that took place just yesterday. i bought them a put in the want them to buy land slide. but also if you pay attention on the stage behind me and the right thing on top of it says craig made a russia civil scofield because basically it's the 10 year anniversary funds that became part of the russian federation. again,

a lot of my food was not alone on the stage when it comes to my profile, gets all the candidates and he's the political rivals joined him and they didn't have a chance to address the crowd as well as what they had to say. we're ship it all of us, remember how actively vladimir please, who has done every thing to support the aspirations of climbing and people and help them to return home during yeah, russia and crimea is one home language. really. those times were turbulent, but there was no other option, but to return home or the, we remember those happy faces in all these 10 years and it was just we remember the sparking eyes and smiles of those who returned home. those will return to the great russia. i will never forget this sense of pride i had for my country and for my president, exactly 10 years ago is this way? congratulations. no, of course it wasn't just support. then everybody knew how well just celebrating the occasion. so a lot of opponents that come under is the trustees. many of them were here mingling

with the crowd as well. we had a chance to talk to some of them the other today. i most definitely celebrate 2 things. that was the 1st is the flawless and undisputed victory of vladimir putin. in the 2nd one, which is especially dear to me, is i'm a crime in is a 10 year anniversary of crimea. and some, i suppose reunion with russia. this has been a most important event for both crime eons and russia as a whole. and the most important thing here is that our people have rejoined our one big family and those from cry me a feel like a part of it source. and you're going to have to consider that the russians regions demonstrate great unity. now somewhere vladimir putin, one more votes elsewhere, he one less, but everywhere he's in 1st place. so society is now consolidated people from all new regions voted like that because they understand now after years of being bombed by their own country, that russia is the only force that can and will protect them. and in general,

i have to tell you basically getting here was the challenge in itself because sense for most to ask me in completing the beloved, entirely by massive crowds of people floating under the sun has already set uh your in most colt bucks via all the red sprites up as bright as day. i have to tell you because well, so many people have decided to show up here one thing, but i noticed since you left the shipper many don't take the trouble to make one but maybe 25 years old. so i'm very, very proud and here i just got this crowd. it says it. oh really? i'm here with saying though it seemed far so people don't think kind of thing going on the thing and very, very, very choose to. so

a very 1st the most go it, but on your own we sat down with all to contribute to tower read, to take through the west, escalating a rhetoric on cry. ma'am, you know, because of the location of where cream premier is, of course, and some of the other locations of the new regions. and they don't recognize the history. he is russian, the people are russian, they speak russian the culture as russian. they voted 94 to 97 percent to be with russia. and to be, you know, under the russian federation, there's just no question. but that's a mandate. you know, it's part of russia. so it's really something and it's really a reach when the western, you know, again, tries to impose their views on, you know, other solver nations like the russian federation and telling them what they're, you know, and one of my concerns is they're going to target crimea. you know, and i had said this last spring and i was worried about the things that i had heard from, you know,

the bite and administration that insiders there is there was even discussion about trying something with the spring of 2024. so i'm hoping that that information is wrong and i'm hoping it will be forwarded and i'm hoping that cooler heads will prevail. and they, because that is a red line and vladimir putin president who made it very clear. if that line is cross that could lead to possible global conflict. searching, wrapped up the russian border region of belgrade was again showed by ukrainian full says 4 people were killed and 4 others wounded in monday on monday, a lawyer and the golf. and it says that as always, it was civilian infrastructure that was targeted with at least 10 residential houses, a damage. you can see fuel cells on the screens that of to secure. and his convincing victories ottoman did meet with the 3 of the candidates who are in the running alongside him. salt the 3 congratulate said the president elect may express that they will absolutely willing and ready to contribute in any way that they can and

to help address any issues that they talked about and raised during that road. campaigning, unlocked the length and breadth of this fost country. just to recap the late from the results all about, it's counted. vladimir putin has secured over 87 percent of the vote. communist policy content nuclei. hard ton of he spoke 1st off the fruits and he took 2nd place around 4.3 percent. then you can see on your screen. so i've got to soften dublin cough who came and said perhaps disappointing, but a new face, not a bad showing for an incredibly young and kiddie a very vicious pass and someone to watch out for in the future. and then of course, rounding ourselves through the full place that was to otp also landed slootsky audio. i was joined in the studio by don kovachick, who himself was an international observer of these elections. and he gave his take on the west and the accusations about the lack of democracy in the vote. it seems like it was a great exercise in, in democracy. i mean, 1st of all you had

a turn out of something like what a 77 percent. that's extraordinary, to put it in one way, a 3 capitalist candidate say add a communist candidate that came in 2nd. so in the united states, i don't have a socialist candidate to choose from. i have to capitalist candidates who are basically the same. i can choose from one who's completely senile and the other who's basically a carnival barker got a soft oven cough expressed some movements uh, concerns about the on the well and ukraine. but the people who criticize the make it sound within their own nations and to will crap true and people can't do that. so just to, to a penny that just, you know, put the club, not pop pavements. right. but i mean, you're an american, see, you know, american politics. it is literally about the big box. it's about the lobby as a super packs. the donors, if you put the money, you get a chance to run. can you ever imagine in america a true,

someone who speaks against idea fox and somebody says, i think we should bomb syria occupied those oil fields. a bomb young man with a true on to will can to have the opportunity to run for office in america. no, i mean the one candidate. we have a couple candidates that are running on those types of platforms. one is cornell west, who will not make a dent in the elections and he's getting notes coverage. bobby kennedy is running somewhat on a piece platform. he also is getting no publicity. he also will have a hard time even getting on the ballots. in all 50 states, but even he is very unconditionally supportive of the i d f. but amongst the 2 major parties, the 2 parties that have any chance of winning. and the last candidate that really try to counter that are the last president who really tried to book that was named john f. kennedy and he was murdered. and i really think, and i said this last night, i think that the republic died with him. and we really have been run by what

president and president eisenhower termed the military industrial complex. there was some criticism of pigeons election in the west re election, landslide victory. congratulations. so all still coming in from of the pockets of the world web. that's china, venezuela, nicaragua, azerbaijan better is just among the many nations the latest to throw in his will message about him. and putin was the indian prime minister. rent for moody one. congratulations to mister vladimir, putting on his re election as the president of the russian federation. i look forward to working together to further strengthen the time tested, special and privilege to strategic partnership between india and russia in the years to come a whole lot of countries of congratulated dog johnson airport. then you can just go on and on. really, we just heard from the indian communist in the region would be who congratulated got them f within. so there was a lot of congratulation messages on twitter,

but also several phone calls off. we've also seen a flock of start in fact uh i'll reach out and, and basically congratulating bother me within. there also seem to be hold the desk . haley corporation between the 2 countries. one of the 1st in fact us to reach you loud to me. i didn't was the president when it's been a few people to see him. we've moved and 87 percent of the vote. putin has completely won the war against the collective west. it demonstrates the values of the russian people who are leading the way for president vladimir clinton's victory . it also marks a long road of vindication and recognition for new russia, a great russia for a multi polar weld and for a world of balance. so i'll elder brother vladimir putin, his triumphed piece of good arguments for the world. and for the year 2024 on the way congratulations from one to 10, and russia are financing on old battlefront. now one of your,

all of these warm messages from across the world for well developed within this cause, this vest. and there's no surprise that which is sort of size king right now. and you can really make that out from the kind of reactions that you're getting some calling it e will the election some calling it's repression. a some also calling get, he knew some calling you illegal. so i'm calling it far with the pointer means that one of the congratulatory more messages at that all holding in from across the was for about the message in the sort of a t t. all of these messages from the west social states. now the indian to us for as prime minister that is a new movie, he congratulated the ultimate put the, the relationship between india and russia has been very, very strong in the last few years as well. with india was under pressure, had had several strips coming from a, from the western countries to distance itself from what's good because in the

continued if bilateral relationship it's costing to ship a friendship with moscow. now, very interesting. but the roof also an election year for india and the movie is seeking a code on the election starts some way to april 19th of april. and the results would be announced on june, possibly in the few months. so we could see that mister fulton, my, to congratulate on this movie. all right, let's get more on the global reaction to the russian, the election. joining me now and the studios are to use donald court. her don, of course we've seen a bit of what the global south had to say after the results were announced. but tell us more about what western politicians and the legacy media are saying. well, the funny thing about the reactions we've seen from western liter so far is that they've been just as predictable as those same. leaders have claims the results of russia's presidential elections were. but before the results even came out, we already saw the president of the european council on twitter saying that the

elections were entirely demo on democratic. and then of course, once the results did come out, we saw the same predictable rhetoric from officials across the western world. this was an incredibly on democratic process, and certainly him being president of russia. it does not excuse him, of is of his talk or see the violin was slammed. the rest of the elections in russia were in the election without the choice the election. a this is now totally shows hooton's necessary, his actions against his own paper, home and forth, also against the united nations johnson under shows presidential election was clearly neither free nor fair. the reality is that president poking is the president of russia. we've had to deal with that reality and we will continue to deal with that reality. but that reality doesn't deny the fact that this selection was not something that met any kind of benchmark a being for your for now, despite these politicians having to come to terms with the fact that they're gonna

have to be working with put in for the next 6 years, at least, there's been no shortage of childlike reactions, like a manual macro. and then all i felt saying that they're just not going to congratulate the russian president on his recent election victory. that's not to mention the reaction we've seen from the main stream media, which is essentially followed in lock step with what we've seen from these western leaders. article headlines saying that the elections are, were stage managed rigs without any serious opposition. and we've seen basically the same message sent out on the television as well. the outcome was never in doubt . this may have been an election, but it certainly wasn't a contest. it was stage, manage the crime and controls absolutely everything including the elections. so what's the point of them? and i run a cli enough mosque out, says it's the west that actually was trying to rig russia's election, spending over $20000000000.00 to achieve that goal. on the other hand, we also got

a reaction from flooding. there's a lensky who, despite actually having band elections or postpone them indefinitely in his own country, has said that vladimir putin now was sick with power in russia. so with this level of hypocrisy in the west, i mean it's safe to say that it's a good thing that it's not these people, but the russian people that are calling the shots and the son. yeah, certainly donald carter. all right, thank you. well americans are struggling to restore relations with news. they're concerned about its potential relations with russia and iran, as well as the a no man's of military agreements initiated by naomi as, according to the pentagon, dependent on added that in order to save the situation and seeking clarification and american delegation was sent to the country last week or 2 correspondence relatively you convey, explains how us pressure on these areas. new leaders has shown in effectiveness and has shifted to seeking diplomatic solutions. it is a has been seen as one of the los nations and the rest, the region,

the wish to nations, the partner with the 2 peach back rowing. do you, how do you use agencies so much so that top us info we monthly fee return to the capital of news. the last 3 to meet with senior government officials, but that visit exposed to the world to the features of us diplomacy in africa. first, the u. s. does not respect the independence and sovereignty of african countries to lot for lot event that i didn't go through in food and i'm part of the arrival of the american delegation, did not respect diplomatic practices. in fact, most of it was unilateral. why note verbale that the american government informed the new jerry and the government as of the date of arrival on the composition of its delegation. as well as the new jersey and authorities to be meant without any clarification as to the purpose of its visit. it is therefore, out of courtesy for it on the following, are a joke. tradition of welcome and hospitality that the government received the american delegation of america. secondly, for a long time,

the united states has done everything possible to coerce as the country's today. course of diplomacy is a standard instrument and the u. s. foreign policy toolbox. countries around the world have suffered developing countries that's bearing the brunt of people. even in this case, music is denied the opportunity in space to choose its own partners and finds itself as a battle ground for washington and paris. on this, do you mean that any gerry and government regrets, the desire of the american government to deny the silver in new jerry and people the right to choose that partners? most of the types of partnership capable of helping them to prove the fight against terrorism? 30 american ministry spies across the african continent because now intended as from the u. s. and other wisdom countries indicates that as a result of the agreement, the wrong could gain access to part of these is uranium reserves. the united states revealed to have today to any z a day is making in the agreements with russia and

iran and had made on face to places on the me. remember the news, the new jerry and government rejects the false allegations of the head of the american delegation to maintain that interest, find a secret agreement on uranium with the islamic republic of a wrong. you know, this cynical approach usually used to discredit it's going to demonize in justified threats. again, stage of them doesn't cost without recalling the example of the secondary rock. oh indeed, the jerry and people and the entire international community still remember the falls. they begins from issued by the american secretary of state, before the security council to justify the american of the russian against the wrong. i forgot is terra incognita for the u. s. h, a continent to kids little and understand even list the box. in fact, the visits off the us to begin to move, it was only the tip of the iceberg relations between the us and musicians that you guys want to seem to ask because it's totally ineffective entire. for example,

during the crew it means it's divided administration has condemned the diesel hallway miss a collection, the withdrawal falls with age. if the constitutional order has not restored, pulled some assistance and demanded an immediate vsoft as uh, economic and security partnership with nature, which is significant. hundreds of millions of dollars depends on the continuation of the democratic governance and constitutional order that has been disrupted. let me be very, very clear that support is in clear jeopardy, the lights um and the view on how they want to proceed. and it does not compose with the constitution of news. yeah. so again, we were very frank about what's at stake. we kept open the door to continue talking, but again, it was difficult today and i will be straight up about that. however, after the june touch took a hard line, the case for my colonial power from forcing the french troops in place for nearly a decade. but you is issued statesman saying that to washington would not would

vote soldiers for miss a content in itself. retreat positioning some exclusive in the country as if it was no fiction section. so we want to be good partners with the chair again and the national council for the safeguards of the homeland. most pulse would be a good partner to the united states in our discussions, i come from the intent of the united states tourism security and development corporation and phases. specifically as the cnsp take sections. 6 us down to me, j, as in contrast reads responses to add the recent international crises and on take over that into the nearby so done would fight to interrupt it between 2 rival generals in april been american diplomats and security forces among the 1st foreign is to shut down, the preparations is done and fly out. this shows just how do you is, is he good to maintain its military base in, in the z, the present as opposed to by the weight. also correct arises american diplomacy in

africa, and she is home in 2017, several american soldiers with children, children, classes with villages. some send it to were saying they did not even know that you . it's actually, it's in the shape of questions will fall to the rage of the kill for you is services. i didn't know there was a 1000 troops and niger they're going to brief us next week or so while while they were there and what they were doing. and we don't know exactly where we're at in the world militarily and what we're doing. so john mccain is going to try to create a new system to make sure that we can answer the question while we're there. we'll know how many soldiers are there, and if somebody gets killed there, that we won't find out about it in the paper. now ask yourself, what's really list full that you is to do? mumble. we are aware of the statement from the national council for the safeguard of the homeland and new here which follow spring discussions at senior levels. in the i made this week about our concerns with the cnsp as trajectory we are in touch

with the cns b and will provide further updates as warranted. the, the german foreign minister has continued her call for increased military and financial support to kim st. otherwise, the war could spill over. however, officials in berlin have once again voted down a proposal to send a tourist missiles to ukraine. on this follows opposition party leaders uniting on the issue of berlin's involvement in the ukraine in complex saying the long range missile deliveries puts germans at risk a little bit in depth tops done when the pope speaks out against the smugness, saying the key of should negotiate rather than drive the country to suicide, even a school they prove control. whoever is following this debate can only offer themselves one question. how do we really own law still minds? the whole world outside the german political bubble nose? the ukraine is not in a position to win this war. the ukraine has not been winning for a long time, but

a dying brutally. and luckily, every day and that the delivery of tourist missiles will not change the situation in any way. but the only thing they will change is that gemini will definitely become a policy to this was in the eyes of russia. the question of security is what your playing with, say frivolously, and the worst case, even with the lives of millions of people in germany, it's to come to your senses before it's too late. last week, olaf schultz, once again ruled out something of the long range tourist missiles to frame their potential. delivery has been the subject of heated debates in recent months in berlin, some german m. p 's as well as officials from the u. k had been pressuring berlin to approve the plan with the german chancellor so far resisting. earlier this month, rush are released, intercepted audio that exposed to german defense officials, applauding which targets in rest of the striking ways to cover up at germany's

involvement and also. so i came to the conclusion that there are 2 interesting targets, the bridge in the east and the ammunition depos above the originally east is hard to reach. it's a rather small target, but the tourist can do it. the emulation depos can also be hit. so we need to ensure that from the very beginning, there is no mention that would make us top of the conflicts. might i'm exaggerating a bit, but if we tell the minister now that we plan meetings and we'll drive by call from poland and all so that no one notices that's already participation and we won't do that on monday. do you think it is possible to hope that ukraine will be able to do everything on its own right? after all, it is known that there are many people there in civilian clothes who speak with an american accent. all right, let's discuss this further now with a german politician and a member of the alternative for germany parties to find me in quatre stuff on,

sorry, if i can connect to a member of the one to start. an expressed indignation at germany's current policy on the printing and complex same berlin is playing with the lives of millions of germans as she alone in her sentiment and criticism. a good morning, i'm sorry. no, she's not alone. my father to use all the same. oh, oh pm. we are playing with a life all for our people, the country, the existence of the country. well, restaurant has nuclear weapons. we have to, we have to be aware of the situation they are and i totally don't understand the situation and way i'll put additions, the chancellor and the government is so stupid to risk of all this restaurant. you know, we want to be friends with russia and then not to be involved with them. and i think is the right decision not to deliberate towers um to the trade interest. it's not a game changer. i'm so actually to be honest, this is not all we should say own of this and far in the field politics is about

the interest of the old country and of the old people. so i'm not stepping in for the interest from the walrus ukraine. i don't what was the restaurant and he's not in the german interest at all. as you are a member of the alternative for germany party. how do some of your thoughts and views intersect with mr. long and connect? um, well, let me save ms long. tonight is uh, unless we petition uh we are right we. we have conservatives and see she is socialist. i'll come in as well. she split up the, the left wing party joe money by a spring, also own a group and poly comment. she's a group now and so i think she just tried to political left in germany because we have the new all the old left wing party as her own new movement called the bogs, next party, where she has some reasonable arguments, but totally don't degree without orthotics in terms of politics,

in terms of restaurants, she's a white glove and we are sharing some of the opinions of but we don't the result of a so winning for all right. we're going to leave it there were a bit short on time unfortunately, but thank you for your thoughts to find quite are german politician and member of the alternative for germany party. thank you. all right, do stay with our to international up next, the documentary crime is renaissance looks at the fascinating transformation, dependents. what has seen over the past decade since its reunification with russia by the the .