the, the, the one week off to the syrian government because that multiple forces attend to seize a slice civil tone country where the could be tied a wave of violence the accompanying that also ahead. yes, we've been in contact with h t s and the other parties we have impressed upon everyone we've been in contact with washington admit links to the hyatt to red alshaun terrorist square, which has taken hold of the majority of serious power. treat that as western media down play. the role of islam is pointing the rebels instead of the landscape. not talks with hungary. lida, off the key of denies receiving a christmas c spy officer from victor open that we don't have space is also being

projected the hello and welcome. this is the weekly on, on the international with the latest news updates along with a round up of the stories of shapes. the week is good to happy with us is a top story. this, our story is a software in the future hangs in the balance of the terrorist groups took control of the mass goes one week again in various minutes in groups now controlled the countries fractured territory. so let's take a closer look not with the different functions of buying for power. now the yellow areas in the north are held by the us bank to s d f, which is linked to a code dish. insurgency group in the east, not as rival turkish bonds, but since they've taken over the city of mountain beach at the top here, all of the green is controlled by hyatt to roush. i'm o h, the terrorist group, one in syria's south west as well as low as

a ground operation. moving further in on the contest. it goes on highs also in neighboring georgia and washington and encore, a join to meeting of top diplomats from the arab league. while the situation in syria dominated the agenda, no representatives from damascus were invited to the tools us secretary of state onto the blink and spoke privately with the turkish foreign minister. strains all emerging with on to our reaffirming gets priority defined to us spots co disability groups in syria. j. k, for the last time use has been taking advantage of the contract and why them with intermedia. so they mean disguising themselves within the ranks of s. b s, and we have to take them out of so we have to fight against terrorism wherever they are us in damascus. pacific as long as they raise the country's embassy signaling,

the reopening of encore is diplomatic mission for the 1st time. and it doesn't, yes. and so, so the 1st consider it to was the motivation since the full of sasha, aside on to a kia support, some of the serial position functions of als to solve it, considered as american fact. curtis molest, used to be terrorist us secretary of state. we ascend washington's the quote of the groups just fine and who is position on the ideas for we have the, the urgency of the ending, the church vices. be sure that i just was in a box. they are the and this plan for the role in pursuing that, which always took you to, you know, the links between washington and

h t. s. terrorist save seized much of syria along with his campus. so i also becoming clearer, following the power grab state secretary bleeding, tended to meet at the u. s. as in direct stokes with the hottest yes, we've been in contact with h t s. and the other parties. we have impressed upon everyone we've been in contact with principals again that have not been adopted by countries throughout the region and well beyond and we've communicated those. meanwhile, the west and media is scrambling to clean up the image of the h t. s. lead us despite his grim rat code of previous be fighting for al qaeda isis . his auntie contribute to rachel mazda, and with her take on the one bushing time pay. so just who is this mysterious of a mohammed, al gilani, who rocks right up to damascus and topples the syrian government? well, besides the guy who looks like he started his own trash collection chic clothing

line to compete with ukrainian presidents libraries, zalinski is the main rebel leader of the mohammed. i'll giovanni who is a boom, a how much i'll jolanda instantly. the of hyatt to alshaun o h t s. the revolution syria that left the food of president a shot all a side. there's a minor detail of his history. paddling around the isis heads offers or guys from his re branded l tied a group in syria h t as having been in direct contact with abdul. the answer of who was the convicted assassin of the french teacher, samuel patsy, who is gun down near paris here for showing the shocking, give the magazine caricature is a prophet mohammed in class for discussion purposes. and turns out h t. s wasn't really up for the chat, but wouldn't bad guy just calmly sit there in interviews with the western press and just straight up to say that he was actually totally cool with al qaeda. flying

planes into new york's twin towers and into the pentagon on september, 11th, 2001 kind of makes it look like one of those interviews with the hollywood actor, reflecting on their free, easy days of drug benches and self destruction that are now well in the rear view mirror or guess we're supposed to believe that these put in the work and come out the other side. nothing says i changed like over throwing a government. right. and while he's at it, we're told that he took special care not to scare the kids while he was rampaging through the country that he's committed to social justice and believes that quote, diversity is a strict. great. so when does the l g b t, q, rainbow flags get forced in over damascus? that is he offering pentagon style gender transitioning assistance to his fighters who their next militarized rampage to looks like a debutante ball. what a revolutionary trailblazer wearing an actual blazer, as the western media says,

and a pragmatist to boot, we're told just one minor details brought to you by the american embassy in syria. we remain committed to bringing leading l kind of syria figures in h d. s to justice and washington, but no, he was now by the us in a rock when they were fighting outside at their back in 2006. and then he spent 5 years in the us prison, but he came out a changed man and got some on his work as an insurance salesman by day and a bar tender by night. no, just kidding. he went on the found outside. i'm syria. you think this guy would have been cancelled after all of that, or after maybe any one of those things, but no, he's back again and currently undergoing a very intense round of reputational rehabilitation, courtesy of the western establishment press. the european union accuses his group of extortion assassination, suicide bombings and religious conversions. but it's not like he did something really awful. like go

a little too crazy with the self. tanner as an influence or there's a couple of things that people want me to address and apologize for, and i'm happy to do that. and i do just want to tell you that it was not my intention to do blackface. it doesn't matter because all that matters is that people are offended. it's shameful, it's awful. i wish it wasn't part of my pass. he also didn't commit the heinous crime of offending modern day. progressive sensibilities, by being alive in the 17th century when slave trade was a thing leading to demands that all traces of edward qualston the one time tore m p, and famous british merchant of wine, fruit, tech styles, and domestic help be removed from public view. whilst history shouldn't be forgotten, these people who benefit from the in slaves meant of individuals do not deserve the honor of a statute. this should be reserved for those who bring about positive change and to

fight for peace, equality, and social unity. so british black lives matter is act to this, written down the statute of posted bristol and even the local cops were totally cool with it. explained that line order was best served by turning a blind eye to people flagrantly violating it. the night i saw the documents calling say the last couple of days, so it was fine. i am disappointed. i do understand why it's happened, the spacing. you might wonder why we didn't to intervene and why we don't. we made a very tense conversation that just don't think of something that we decided to say . and this guy was such a horrible threat to people. safe spaces in the year 2020 having died in 1721. so these are the local authorities sympathize, but those who are still triggered by him 300 years later, despite being born just

a couple of decades ago. i know the removal of the confidence that you will divide opinion as the statue itself has done for many years. however, it's important to listen to those who found the statute to represent an upfront to humanity, hey, you know, who also gets applied in for public vandalism. because they claim to be triggered the same h t s. terrorist who get a free pass because they're ripping down statues of figures whose cancellation, the western establishment has explicitly conducted aside, has been granted a quote, brutal dictator by the western establishment. and terrorist searches are rolling rebels personally, seeing to his cancellation, and when there's an agenda, the pedal. why bother money in the waters west to make the inconvenient back ground of the actual jihadist leading the charge to the ukraine conflicts. now russia says it's military has shut down yet another fight to judge moscow also

stated that more than $400.00 ukrainian troops were killed. just over the past day of russian advances across the front lines. our teeth were lone calls are of takes us through these house of the russian defense ministry continues to report that itself forces continued to pound, the ukrainian forces into oblivion fitted mentioned that's a mix. when to 9 fighter jet was destroyed by russian air defenses. and it became $650.00 of the aircrafts. and so it was all that was destroyed by a rush during this special military operation. now, russian defense ministry also reports on the advances of its army in several regions, including those of earlier articles and the nets. cuz several towns were multiple times were liberated in the netscape people's republic. now, in those places i just mentioned over the last 24 hours, more than 1500 ukrainian soldiers were destroyed by the russian military as well as

the equipments and munitions supply to key and find major countries that were also destroyed by the russian military. now that was included to american bradley fighting vehicles of french caesar self propelled the units uh homeless. there's tax communications equipment and, and many other things as well. and by the way, uh, also uh for highly expensive uh, american patriots defense. and this one sure is worth destroyed the 2. now ukraine continues to use multiple launch or walk in systems that supplied to it's a, it's a key of a buy. and these are countries that are using the high mars attack evans. and by the way, uh, at least a time looking from hi maurice, my forms work assistance for this sort of less than 24 hours. and at least a $116.00 aircraft drones were also destroyed by the

russian military. of course, this is a continuation of russia's response to the ukraine, i using american supply. that's atkins, ms files which hit the city russian city offered 2nd rog this week. as a response. if you can recall the energy assistance used by the creative mill, the 3 worse truck, and as you can see now, russian defense ministry reports that a further action has been taken. a plane in estates tv channel has sparks outrage from the countries of orthodox christie and community. also, the nation's most se cords, monastery was used as a stage for a cooking show. the care such as glass out was rated. i'm taking a while for us. he's lost the alleged alleged legs to the most scared, most square patriot cottage case. here's how the russian foreign ministry responded to the latest scandal,

the key of picturesque lava. right. during the christmas fast the invaders stage, the tv cooking show about ukrainian cuisine. why choose a shrine that's revered throughout the orthodox world as a filming location is a meaningless question. but the answer is obvious. it's the work of the devil. christian values and ukraine have long been destroyed, replaced by ultra nationalism and neo nazis them. and the television broadcast of the production of ukrainian sacred dishes against the background of the crucified christ is the best illustration of what is happening. let's discuss this with reverend doctor, restore jo guy, professor at the faculty affility of the university of eastern. sorry eva in republicans zip scott. many thanks for joining cuz i park. i'm very good to see you . well, 1st of all, i'd like to watch view reaction to this really as a member of the orthodox church to seeing the key of the chest laughed re used as a stage for a cooking show. the best me tell you what i'm saying. first of all, uh,

reading. so you'll notice about that. so it's only a problem was problem solving zillow. so it's kind of the point was. busy more hoops, priest i used to, uh, when it did, and i used to sell these shows. so you might uh let's and you, you may see how difficult it is to me to see most of the creatures in which i did not belong to me. but all the cozy, all we can already called shows is not only ukrainian or huff chose, but also all the kind of little choices you use to. so define this as you're used to, so you creased and now it's a stage of cooking shop. it's a, it's everything that is allows you to his name is all about. it's a mockery of christian heritage is the front of the of ukrainian peoples. and it's very, it has everything to do well with the, the, the show you just be the new issue just broke off this couple of minutes ago

about the culture of vandalism in it, at the right address. it's just this very, a program of this destruction of altering destruction and mockery of christian heritage, which is implemented in the rest in europe today in the united states, also boxed in in the ukraine today. which is unfortunate. i say very much in this mode of the stopping every traces of christian robinson ends a slow leak uh casualties. and really it's you can only turn on the just cry and cds is stance. it's unbelievable. yeah, a lot of time and as well, it is very poignant because this, this scandal comes with the old adults christmas falls. so what do you make of the time a, a, you know, like this, these kinds of finding, it's never quite easy. so this is really

a really time file to in the place in the very place at the very time when be should be in this yours, then be should be false. the visa visa prize also of joyce of good cool curry, of delicious meals. that's actually everything that's, that's these contemporary ukrainian pop christian and culture sense for it's not only uh, kind of a soft on the uh, some kind of uh uh, moving from christian saturday it's, it's a mockery. it's consolation. it's negation of all culture heritage, which was by the way, brought us in cuba for 2 days. ukrainian smell are awesome. t a and ross's so it's, it's a symbolic, it's not the place it is. it's very symbolic. it could it be only measure way the altering awful name picks gauge, does it say spirit, there's the same has,

which is projecting sa sense and give it be outraged, who expects an especial explanation from k of about this cooking. so, scandal do, does it o ukraine's orthodox christine community an apology? i do not. i must say, i do not. uh lets me tell you what do you say made which may be skipped suit to us with olympic games are open on this, surely unchristian and uh, really demonic ways. the only the only christian leader in the entire world, which was a policy which was defending this opening was uh speaker also closed also curious a few credit which is actually uh, the last features. so uh, i do not expect any apology. i think that it was done on purpose also asked us to try a solution. i guess we can only go or crate it or the upstairs. they have, you price can only go to or is they have the price to christian believers which are

meaningful from the price of their own churches. and now you're showing the doors really there's entering the entire room that. busy busy can only cause charity, which is candy for christianity in ukraine. that's it's, it's growth of the margins of u. k. in society. and that is a very, very in a re position is actually a, in the stage we, english truly christian community was in the asian for it is a discharge which is expelled, which is being really put onto city or the city or 10 or. so i do not unfortunately i do not expect any kind of. busy apology when a state does such a thing, it doesn't apologize for doing these things on purpose. do you think we might expect any reaction or condemnation from western countries?

i think that some people with confidence to still do exist in, in, inside of the societies and those people who carries your own christian religion and not only christian, any a religious heritage should and could raise their voices. but i do not expect any kind of the political stage moves, because ukraine is a project today's you credit or fortunately, is a project which is very much us military and political and financial structures when you called at your best. so they have a look kind of called loss for everything they do, no matter what, how the, how much terror they do it through the college of tours. uh, we have never seen unfortunately. uh, voice is strong enough to uh, soft beef persecution. thank you very much for speaking with today is really good to hear your thoughts on this reverend doc or risk of jo, good professor at the faculty or theology at the university of easton,

sarajevo in republic. us that's got thank you. thank you very much. have a history thing down f, as by budapest, to me, the age of christmas, these 5 for ukraine, the hon. gary on the foreign minister states blossom is a lensky has snapped a proposed phone call with a fix to open your to. it means that you would have started for the prime minister had phone conversation with russian president vladimir putin, which lasted for over an hour. i informed our ukrainian colleagues of this phone conversation and requested the prime minister have a phone conversation with the ukrainian president. however, in a gesture that is rather unprecedented in diplomacy, he rejected this to the items. well that's off the landscape found opens to rights talks with person they ukrainian liter accuse they hung gary and premier of quote boosting his personal image at the expense of unit c. k, f is also denied receiving a c spy on prisoners swap off the from budapest. his house likes to open. i explained his piece making mention the latter she's up to him. i guess we'll watch

the possibility of a mass prisoner exchange and the christmas cease fire is on the table. it doesn't matter how we got the it's here. now, you can do 2 things with this. accept or reject it. one party has accepted it while the other apparently rejects it. last week. we just put you on one spot. we presented a christmas truce and a large scale prisoner exchange it to vladimir, put, informed russian government officials. and they received this proposal fundamentally, positively and openly showing readiness to consider it so unfortunately, the ukrainian president has rejected this negotiation opportunity and got the meanwhile, buddha path says it's found a legal solutions or keep paying most got a full gas impulse, following consultations with russia took us full galleria and others hungry has also called newly introduced us functions against the russian gas from the bank. quotes on what they often ally, similar statements are coming from neighboring slovakia that also relies on russian feel video memory again to z medical. vanya,

we are conducting the process and regionally intensive negotiations of an international nature regarding gas supplies in 2025. these decisions have a huge number of pitfalls, as there are certain political statements from the ukrainian side and pressure to stop the gas flow from russia to the we were just as we see, no reason to pay more than necessary for gas over geo political reasons. that actually well that's just gone. so this would be the past metropolitan university professor, richard von, i'm many thanks for doing it goes very nice to see you this evening. so i'd love to hear your take on this. hunger is reported solutions to keep paying for russian gas in post as possible. the western functions. yes, well advocate, we shouldn't forget the gym and he is also the bullying of all the russian gas and, and oil. and only that, it's gone by india, you know, so, um, russia continues to supply europe with energy. but of course, the,

the way the generals of doing it by not buying it dies from russia instead buying it from india and increase the price tremendously. and suppose they also find it much more expensive the american supplies. so it seems sensible from i'm giving the point to not create such unnecessary expenses. and they continue to receive, it was russia since, you know, many other european countries are doing it and they are receiving as long as a, from russia ultimately with it reviewing directly. so why should hungry and not give this a good shot without hungary is come up with this report. a solution. to what extent do you think the us on the sound lies in brussels will find some way to shut down and this, you know, there's possibility. yes. exactly, of course, that's what weight, of course we have to expect that, you know,

this is very political the, the european commission. and this isn't on the link to the executive authority, or whether you were paying union, you know, in the, in a very of the product structure. and the whole thing is only the are going to mention is how to draw laws and presented all the columns, just rubbish, rubbish that polymers. so this as a family, you know, take some toros function. brussels is likely to want to intervene is typically go on with nato and you know, the us just wanting to waste button into the clothes people in brussels, namely, um, well have to stop this and we have to punish hungry those types of messages. unfortunately, you then the and even though they don't really don't make sense and they're not really confuse it. so the positive co operative relationship in europe and within the you on like they happening at the moment. so they're likely to, um,

well 1st wait for the details. how hungry is now now what kind of presented solution, whether it's just uh, using different banks that are not sanctioned or perhaps even different routes via 3rd countries such as of yet. and we know we don't know yet, and as long as the process is also going to wait for details 1st and then come up with arguments why this should be for vision. what hungry is also still harmony. receiving a russian energy results is via the drawers. the pipeline which runs by ukraine but keeps tongue to, to hold the transit in january despite the significant sums at stake that what's driving this decision and you will view in just how much it impact, not just hungry, but old policies as well. okay. i think the timing is very, very good for hungry because everyone is waking up to the reality that germany has

completely destroyed is economy. uh, 2 years off and on a shrinkage. well, destruction had to call the team back in the back ending in germany with uh, thousands of facilities going bankrupt, very old companies going bankrupt and, and so you know, the and develop treat stevens all supplies from russia on us and brussels requests of the main reason for this, so and more and more people are saying, well, this is not really sensible. this doesn't make sense because everyone else but also stuff. but when you crush the german economy just to make a political point. and so think hungry as timing on that side is a good moment to say, well, hang on. and it's unnecessary hardship, but no good reason. and, and, you know, therefore, you know, i see a good chance that if it keeps pushing this, there will be

a way for hungry to continue to receive is always because it's just rational to do . so the counter arguments all highly political and actually irrational and don't really make sense. for example, the justification used to be, well, we have to punish russia. they shouldn't get those revenues. russia doesn't need those revenues, and that's being demonstrated in the last 2 years. the rushing mommy's booming and very clearly the sanctions have actually sprang from the russian economy. counting as being polished as being germany. and the elections are coming up. i think yeah, that they could even be a bit of a change in attitude in general. well, was absolutely bizarre, was a, despite all the song settings and close to replace the impulsive russian energy. many countries actually increased the gas purchases from last squared this yeah. what do you make of that? it's just, it's, it's reality. yeah. economic ration now,

when it really doesn't make sense to do something, then even if you politically being told do it. and yeah, i think the, the actual decision makers on the ground feel like, you know, we, we conscious a, necessarily part of our own people and has our own lake front of me and they just go ahead with what is rational, sensible. and it's not directly forbidden. and, you know, mean there's, there's, this is fine, a ways of interpretation, but, you know, um many countries and trade relationship, prussia and these are katie, not military supplies. and finally, the main point that, um, you know, russia is not supposed to get foreign exchange. well, russia has been doing very well without the threatened use and used to get from europe. i mean, that clearly did for the total revenue. and also as far as,

instead of being cds and trade with 0 in total, has declined in russia as responded to shifting to asia. and it's not really hurting russia so that cause it doesn't make sense. yeah. always a pleasure to speak to you many thanks for your time. this evening. we've been talking to richard vonner, budapest metropolitan university professor. thank you. actually could be the stupid thing too. sorry about that. thank you and thank you for joining guys. had on archie and to national are coming up next folks on the board to with the latest episode of wells in palm. so exec investment in the the .