[000:00:00;00] the, the headline stories the finder of the globally popular telegram messenger is detained in front of us according to local media and arrest warrant was reportedly issued for public juror off. just before his plane landed in congress for refusing to cooperate with law enforcement on the apps encryption system, israel launch it strikes across southern 11 on calling it a pre emptive measure against because by law, the militant group in turn pledges a horse response. unplugged mirrors and landscape signs at bill bombing the centuries old ken on the co orthodox church following years of persecution. we speak exclusively to a greek,

the archbishop in jerusalem. busy to move an act against religious the the orthodox churches in the world and christianity reject the action that was taken by the ukrainian parliament. these dangerous actions that violate freedom of expression and freedom of religious and spiritual affiliation. the across the world are run the clock. this is our teacher national. welcome to then use our this thing a truck done on free speech, just one of the reactions to the news that russian tech tag couldn't people do it. all of us were reportedly being detained by french police. the telegram funders accused of not giving security services access to private information on the messenger platform. because of that, investigators are allegedly accusing him of complicity and drug trade, fraud and crimes against children. with ortiz,

charlie to been city is across the story. enjoys me not in the studio just to point out. first of all, no official confirmation as yet from friendship. thorazine is all, not detention, i believe. but what is known about what occurred on saturday night? well, what we understand and these reports in the french made it is possible to rules, landed on a private plane in a, an apple, which in power said around 8 o'clock on saturday evening. and as he was coming down on the tarmac with his private security guard and another individual, he was arrested by if stores he's in front, the french warranted apparently being issued to him just a few hours before. and now we know that do of has not been in europe too much because of this us right of potential warrants to be arrested. but despite that, he still landed in fonts, and as a result, the authorities pounced on him straight away. now, as you mentioned that he has

a whole host of crimes that all being leveled against him, not okay to him personally, but because he is the founder of telecom, this incredibly popular social media application for you. fi which appears quite vague on the ip set doesn't because you can essentially accuse whatever anybody is doing. and he is the head of that. that link just seems a little bit vague. what, what's, what's, what, what's the main thing is he's being accused of those, or why it's vague. i mean, you can essentially chase him of anything as a result of what goes on in telecom, but we understand in regards to this warrant, it is very serious crimes. you have to think money laundering for drug trafficking, sharing of sexual content, of children's fines against children. some of the most serious things you could possibly charge somebody with, according to a source close the investigation. this is being reported in the french media basing telecom as being the go to site for criminal gangs now for years. and the

accusation is that telegram has not done enough to try motorized its content to try and wipe out activity criminal activity on telecom and also results. in fact, he is complicit. this is according to the warrant. now we understand that he's going to be indicted before a judge in fonts on sunday, and it is likely that the judge given the fact that he's a billing and he has always means his disposal. it is unlikely that he is going to be allowed to be freed before any trial takes place. so expect that he will be held in some sort of facility and fonts until the trial can take place on the reports in front. say that if he's convicted, he faces up to 20 years behind bars. so, you know, this is a serious series of serious crimes, with serious consequences if he's found guilty of it. and, and, you know, what we hearing at the moment is from the russian embassy. is the trying to clarify

the situation because of, oh, he's a russian citizens, but he's also called the french nationality as well. okay. that's happening behind the scenes to him. it's happening in france, a nation which claims to value, freedom of expression, democracy and all the rest could be more behind the scenes happening here. is there more to this arrest? what's? what's the boss grind as regards public dropped teller from here? okay, well telecom sells itself as being this and, and encryption service incredibly secure. it says it's website. we don't pass information to government so well there have been reports that it has, but that's how it sells itself. so people feel that they safety use telecom to discuss whatever it is that they want to discuss, whether thoughts post on farm the issues of whether potentially a crime view and because of that information that's stored back could be incredibly useful. not just and perhaps ongoing investigations, knowing where crime syndicates operating around the world,

but it could also to be used against perhaps politicians when government. so looking to maybe scratch up some dues on them so that there are huge consequences for the use of being able to get access to the kind of information that you would put on a telegram channel. or it's interesting chart, isn't it that you've got this happening when not so long ago, you had this big argument that tech companies were taking too much information, holding too much info on citizen on people. and that was being used in the ferry is ways this is a cambridge on. let's go sky road regarding facebook at the top, not matching up. so it appears as if now the government doesn't want to say publicly that you've got too much power. because if we did, the citizens could say, well, hold on, this is the exact opposite of what we want. as people we understand drug deals and involved in, in a more for etc. that needs to be content. but they come on the,

the, the opposite scale of privacy this, i would imagine this is going to be talked about the opportunity. and i think that has been a huge rise up of late in the last few years against tech companies we've. so what's being said against a loan mosque, who of course is the owner of x. we've seen accusations against monk a book who's now the owner of magic. now we've got popple duels, who is the own on co creator of telecom. so i think there is a sense that western powers in particular and governments are scared that maybe they are losing that power. and so they want to exert power over bodies and social media and tech outlets like this. but what we're seeing here is a really strong signal from fonts that they want to crack down on like any sites that could be facilitating criminal activity. now, problems do work recently spoke to tucker costs, and us as not form a tv host. now, so it's own private channel. uh, this was going to be, they sat down and they got

a huge host of issues. but they talked about this pressure on telegram to pass over this information and do all steering into they said he was allowed telecom to be used for ju political purpose. interesting. okay. we got too much attention from the the at the i the security agencies wherever we came to the us. i brought an engineer that is working for telegram and there was an attempt to secretly hire my engineer behind my back by cyber security officers officers. the events of january of the 6 we received a letter from i believe the clinic with many of the democratic side. and they requested that we would share all the data we had in relation to

what they called this uprising. the letter seemed very serious and the letter said, you know, if your fail to comply with this request, he will be in violation with the us constitution will do of saying that, you know, obviously wants to remain neutral, but i think he's skirting over figure. she's missing some things here because we know that telegram has acquiesced the demands from western governments in the last few years. in fact, as part of the crackdown via the e. u. one o. c. at tyler graham, i'm the channel for me using its facilities for you or pay a number. so we know what he's saying isn't exactly true that however we've had some a response as to what's happened. these reports in fonts. so he's not interested from tucker carlson himself. who did that interview? the villager of left russia when the government tried to control his social media company to the ground. but in the end,

it wasn't boots in who arrested him for letting the public to exercise free speech . it was a western country, a bite and administration ally and infuse, yes, big nature. i remember the locks in my way. pabo durham sits in the french jail tonight, living wanting to any platform owner who refused to sense that the truth that the best of governments and in so agencies, darkness is defending fast on the formerly free wild. so the question is, is this about freedom of speech? your, as you suggested, is this about who has the power right now? and it seems the courts in fonts will be deciding this is, let's go back to, to published or off, and russia for a moment. we heard it alluded to, there are charlotte. how did that turn on and what has multiple, as well said about the latest developments and what he has had some problems in russia. he's home country, back in 2018. a telecom was actually bound by the russian government,

and this was because telecom was refusing to comply with little was he in russia? this is and it was about sharing information regarding criminal activity. and at the time when it was fund we were hearing from n g o western governments of russia's cracking down again on freedom of speech. be interesting to see what they have to say now. and that is exactly what the spokesperson for the russian foreign ministry is. have to say in regards to this, i just remember how in 2018, a group of 26 n g o has condemned. the russian quotes decision to block telegram. telegram had legal issues. the many countries had in connection with the technical parameters of the encryption system. these west and m guys quote on the russian authorities to stop crazy obstacles to telegrams, work the appeal to the when the council view or the oh, i see the european union, the united states, and other governments to resist of russia's actions, protect the fundamental rights of freedom of expression and privacy at the same

time during the remainder lodge all this time. continuing to develop telegram. do you think these n g h will appear to parse this time on demand or release, or will they swallow that tons? a lot found was listed, this is off, the telegram came to an agreement with the russian government over the sharing of certain information. and this is regarding cases that really related to an extremist investigation. so you've got that sort of ability to get the information here in motion. and that's been incredibly helpful if we think back to crocuses a whole lot. horrible. huge tyra attack back in moscow in march of this year with well over a 140 people being killed over 500 people being injured and late to emerge that the terrorists actually use telecom. first of all, that's how they would contact it. they were found on the use that to carry out all of the planning and operations ahead of that. so obviously getting access to this

information a can be very helpful. the question is, is it in terms west and government? so thoughtful, they won't take information on extremists, or are they looking for much, much more and just on a side note or even an in regards to this problem, to of also has his own crypto currency cool tone of that just plummeted over know i task the reports of his arrest came through down one point around 16 percent. so obviously this is going to be hitting his pocket called to really sort of breakdown . appreciate. busy about showing a 2 pets. keep thank q us. all right, so let's delve deeper into some of the points that a lot he was bringing off. they're always good to see on the screen. they're a swedish based independent political researcher on all things geo strategy. greg simon's great good to see you. at pablo. drew off appear, as i say appears because new confirmation power says yet,

but he has been detained in front and for an indefinite period. francis on hoppey with the lack of control with wiggles over telegram that's appears to be all the the, the, the point of direction we're looking at here. but they're citing other concerns. big concern such as terrorism at hops, they've got a point. well, the point is that it's been about the alleged crimes that he's done because these are very by your major. i mean, they've been used to used all kinds of well, you're classify as political enemies. a political opposition to the system was that his biggest problem is that he has bought it for years in bottom goods like facebook for example. it has to grab these, these other ones, which work hand in hand. so his greg is crime is to remain neutral. ready in the

time we have, the waste is of a big trouble. and if we look at we are a telegram, has a lot of influence. so it's, i is especially a russia and ukraine as a point in time when the waste is very clearly losing the war against russia. do you, guy, do you think this move was solely initiated by french authorities? a no, no. the, the, the, the orders from a higher up level is washington d. c. would probably give the orders because of what you remember. i mean your opinions of their souls of those. busy busy who was the, i think it was uh, morales, the old one of them like an american residence. i mean austria rules down his presently. yeah. he bought all his yeah,

exactly. only the slaves to the us there. i'm just thinking those were talking as well. um, he's russian, you know, he's got other passports, but he is russian and he speaks with a russian accent. he's had connection with the russian government, although there were attentions, he worked the night. so he must be guilty. you know, we're not sure exactly of watts, but we'll find something because he's so powerful. there's a russian link. do you see anything in that? oh, absolutely. i mean, it's like the rest of europe at the moment. but with this model, pay, like you don't mean anyone who is russian, that was, sounds russian or to use the less at the beagle while you uh, political stage, told the russian, talking points as a mediately using based on that. and as a, as a way for logs ation of not on the more but is this what,

what the american school profile, i mean of people and there's probably violating the together with the, with an organization of the more is a very is a while outside the interest, breast of the buses, which can keep on going it's, it's like an animal from every one of those equal, but some of more equal than others. i don't think anybody would argue all the same mind anyway. it's that when it comes to subjects as terrorism on, you know, breaking down cell such as that, there is a part to play for, for big tech companies in connection with, with authority, is that, that, that undoubtedly will help. but it appears that this bit tension a last minute at taking don of the plane. he didn't know what was going to happen before he landed in part of. it just appears that these kind of shenanigans it

believes to like use ations that there's much more to play here than just doing that. of course, i mean, but as soon as the flight plan would have been filed, a very relevant authorities, shelly side, when the war and this was very quickly done because the, the yes, i mean, here's rights to a boy, you're the for the, the, these particular reasons because i mean, okay, you have all these with the liberal democracies. but am i to have these slight goodness on the will about democracy with more and respect with human rights, but they do it all right, by x and the coordinates to the office of vice. mean, look what's happening in the you guy. if he buys the wrong name or in german,

they use either all the phones. so i mean this is lauren heiss light of that. but it's one which i mean, it's not suffering error, it's not. when does it lead? you know what it, what i'm thinking, just at on this greg. you, you'll recall the same as me when telegram was and was shut down for a while here, a russia and a deal. essentially, a diplomatic deed was done. he was never detained pablo dirt off, but the where talks between the government and he and solution at was fine. but at the time the accusations came thick and fast. they were thrown out russia at, you know, another, another neil in the coffin of all of a free speech, all that but know in a western capital of prominent ones such as part of this is occurring again and again. but yeah, we're not seeing the same kind of, of reaction, it just appears to me to be something of, you know, well,

we'll get from the benefit of the dive. but if they look directly at what par us is doing, it is comp time. it is shutting down somebody for uh, for, for, for doing his job right. as the lately, i mean, the maintenance loss of the was there to run and the end of the end of the platform where people go communicate with each other without being spied on in the, during the various mamma by the whole months. and now the wisdom governments, those ones that use the slogans which i just said the other. busy shopping them down. i think. i mean 20 years, somebody 20 years from walks, i mean i think is drives of crime and this is something which is increasingly being correct. the way this is to be an independent bank. uh uh,

in the time of the length of loosely in the collective loosely it can be any insight cheap bands as you, brian well way you have us here been tell us of the, of the vast majority which is uh, unfortunate uh i would. busy to put a very diplomatically. yeah. and so, yeah, it just, yeah, well, i mean, my home was got to happen. and of course, the west, the mind straightened the premiums out once more. uh, to be able to, the doctor has all the waste and political ideology. this island says, god bless isn't greg just the final point after the news about public dirt off spread his trip to currency tongue point drop some 14 percent, many russian at businesses heavily invested in that couldn't draw up the rest have

wider range in terms of painting russian interest as well. i mean i don't like that wouldn't be either loves this potential, doesn't mention all essentially economic wolfy a to, to actually target the individual as well. and tell gramma as a whole week about so yeah, i think this would have definitely been faxed to them for me because i mean it's a risk when the kids in the founder of demographic get rid of it. all right, i would say not randomly about very length of lease a racism and the patients like. busy okay, greg, as always, we appreciate your time and your thoughts. greg simon's independent political research of speaking to us from up sell us reading today. okay, more news to to be aware of today. israel has launch several strikes, targeting southern lebanon, describing it as

a pre emptive measure against because ball up the militant group in turn threatened the harsh response to the overnight attacks are to contribute to roby permits. spoke to this earlier from israel's biggest report about a month ago. here's what i launched. so striking 10 is really build your incentives really, uh, citizen and motional shops on the goal on heights. they were drew's. yeah. they were is really citizen in response to israel killed. so what shot god, which has a hit by law commander in 11 on now it's in his below has a threatened to spray back in a serious way and strike israel and israel, military intelligence. i mean to happen on that just for child going on for the past. do so more has started is because, but i've been launching between 10 and a 100 missiles into israel almost every day. but it is real. got wind this morning that they were launching, waiting to launch a major attack with heavy missiles, long distance missiles, and about 5 o'clock in the morning. is there a launch at preventive striking the airport where i'm at now?

these really, airport was closed down for a few hours, but they opened up again at 7 am. as you can see, and most people are getting notices from the places of employment, they should not come to work. the government has sent out a message to most people usually work from home and stay within an area that is close to a bottom shelf. as everyone's waiting is belies, i issued a statement saying that their 1st wave, which is over $300.00 rockets launches is, or most of them were shot down. there was only one person, one is really that was injured in the city of also, but most of it was a failure. 320 rocket launch may as well. and it was with us now mentioned that the i finished with the 1st way of attack upon israel with more to come. not sure if that will be today, tomorrow, or the days to come. i so the war is coming. i'm must come. there's no way that it is well can live. i did this threat on a daily basis and add the whole north of israel cleared up is really citizens, kids not going to school. she was supposed to start in a week or 2. people haven't gone back to work. 80000 people, we have 80000 internal reputation inside of israel. the wars going to call them,

the question is when and what scale and will be a regional war, including iran and the who these in yemen. as though and see how signed a bill binding they cannot co orthodox church. following years of persecution, against it of its worshippers summer days move was condemned by the head of the russian patriarchy, who's called for a response from international orthodox church leaders. having failed to weaken the canonical church in ukraine, having failed to shake it's unity. the authorities decided to band completely as a result of the adoption of the current law. hundreds of monasteries, thousands of communities. millions of austin dogs, believers in ukraine, will find themselves outside the legal field will lose their property in place of prayer. will they defied of christian orthodoxy in ukraine effects more than 20000000 people throughout the country on follows. the creation of the new key

of supported orthodox church of ukraine in $29.00 being just a few short, 2 years after the us supported might on could, will ukraine's government said that the new church was intended as a way to lessen moscow's influence, the establishment of the new church followed t as persecution of at canal nicole clerics reigns on orthodox churches and threats to its followers. that through after the start of the conflict in 2022 authorities seized property from the traditional church transferring it to the new. and then this past tuesday, the countries parliament passed the lord the fact to binding the printing orthodox church, whoever not all and peace in the country agreed with a religious plump of the ordinary portions was a radius. today, the ukrainian parliament has made a fatal mistake by voting in favor of banning the ukrainian orthodox church. and

this mistake, without any doubts, will cause tragic consequences for the entire ukrainian peoples. no loss can prevent us from frame visiting temples, defending our faith. there are no obstacles to this, just as there were none for the lords. what key of church bon triggered a response from jerusalem or t earlier got an exclusive interview from archbishop feel? don't see us of the holy cities, greek orthodox park, the arcade, who set the news quite simply. is a violation of religious freedom. yeah, and how do you click on the tree sees that they also don't strategies in the world and christianity in the overwhelming majority reject this action. and this decision that was taken by the ukrainian parliament. and we can see that this decision to be on just of course, before this action, they what persecutions. and there was still persecutions against this church, the arrest of bishops, the seizure of churches, the rest of clergy,

and the seizure of properties and endowments belonging to this church. these a dangerous actions that violate freedom of expression and freedom of religious and spiritual affiliation. there was no traditional church or more traditional or less traditional church in ukraine. in ukraine, there was only one orthodox church. you cannot see race, the existence of an ancient church that is over a 1000 years old and ukraine with the stroke of a pen. and by a vote in parliament, cancel the existence of a church with a 1000 year history. this isn't on just action. this is a clear violation of human rights. all other entities that were created to be alternatives to this church are invalid, illegal, and illegitimate. and we do not recognize them until it is not within the powers of the problem until the government in ukraine to intervene in this religious increase, the ethical matter. whoever supports the spam, regardless of the religious or sic,

terry, and affiliation is a partner in this crime, as well. no husband, ukraine conflict, changed the character of the modern warfare. today's dest on worlds a part. alexander hill, professor of military history at canada is university of calgary. certainly believe so your, his thoughts that the, the, the, the welcome to was a part a few years ago at close, connected conflicts with soldiers killing each other in near proximity was

considered obsolete at least among militarily uptown nations. it was stopped on a remotely controlled west funds or far as knuckles diploma, so you could deliver a desired outcome without much plus feeling. but the war in ukraine clearly defined that's wishful thinking. how is it changing the character of more than a warfare of to discuss that i'm now joined by alexander hills, professor of military history at the university of calgary. professor hill is great to talk to you. now i'm sure that when you were just embarking on this, the specialization, academic specialization, you perhaps saw that wars bink worst for a thing of the past. at least you know, wars that involve or a fax that was directly. and nowadays it's somewhat different. i wonder what it's like for and military historian to observe and try to analyze a war in which your country is also indirectly involved in real time. yeah,