damascus is turning into an international civil war, and is there a place for the syrian people, the, the headlines on how to, to national is key of conduct. so devastating stripe on a russian city in the corner of the region targeting civilian the infrastructure and claiming the lives of at least 6 local residents. meantime, russia and makers of biology, retaliatory stripes across ukraine, getting the come on central the nation security services, and some top bra supposedly killed in the strikes just in the days off and ukraine assassinated a top and russian general than most of the medicine group, formerly known as the syrian a free army said washington to help to prepare it to join the offensive that over through the allies side, government of the us delegation was suddenly arrives in damascus to meet the new authorities, who of course were originally called terrorist and is the most most americans in

new delhi symes washington as quote, misinformed and biased as a us report, claims that the lack of religious freedom in india, the point out to you is live out loud with your top storage powering off right now. so your credit has conducted an attack on russia's cleared a screech on using us miss aisles. 6, local residents were killed in the strike, which talking to the city of rail skits near the internationally recognized border and russian. the federal authorities are considering the stripes to be an extra tara, they've now opened a criminal case against key of the corresponding ecos. donald now picks up the story, a crane in on forces. they've carried out a strike against the small town of rails and the quote, a region they use several messages and by the looks of it, by the looks of the footage that we're all getting from the seen, the destruction the devastation is it truly spectacularly that has been quite significant among the targets is the local teachers of teachers college,

also some administrative buildings a school. and so one it looks like it was a completely indiscriminate attack that has left several people dead and dozens injured and i'm talking civilians here. now again, it looks like they were simply targeting the town and not any military positions that the view crating and forces may have believed that to of that. now bit of context for you, the town of really did find itself almost on the front line. in fact, of kilometers away from the fund life, maybe around 5 or 6 at the very beginning of the ukrainian incursion, uh or into, into the course. we just started this august. since then, the russians have managed to push the grading and militants away from the town. in fact, around 50 percent around the hop of the territory that was initially under the ukrainian control in the quarter squeeze you in

a rush. i have been taken back by the russians. so this uh, this indiscriminate attack, it really resembles and reminds anyone who has been covering and following this conflict. since 2014 of, uh, of, of a sort of in that strike that the tab to the city of the next would be hit with the town of lou guns would be hit with throughout these, all these years. indiscriminate and without a any particular target, without any military sense. so without any military advantage that it could give to view crating and forces that all losing ground and rush was caught us regents, normally whenever the ukrainian come on to give us an order to carry out an indiscriminate attack like this one, it means that the situation of the front line that has tons for the ukrainians. very, very sour. a few more details about the extent of the damage, right? yeah. what something on the quote here is the southern entrance from google fits and the central entrance there has had its loc ripped off by

beautiful forwarded. that was look at the lots have been ripped out. the window shattered. the churches don't was damaged with what's called the plus the, but the most serious damage was at the warehouse. that is columbia. on all the windows are completely blown out. we've got the warehouses were hit, our warehouses or the movies. all the windows were blown out. all around seems things were scattered everywhere really, so that's where it landed right on those. here's the missile. it's still hon. just starting to cool down. there's a number on it you can get closer and take a photo for. meanwhile, ukraine's mandatory is analysis withdrawal from positions outside the key city. of course, i hope i've seen that on bass a reportedly though to avoid being in circles by russian forces. so all these shot to do basically gave me details earlier here in the studio, in the area we're talking about now whether it's through treat specifically,

is this expense? no. okay, and this is just sort of crock about which is a tea towel for russia to take in that. and that's people's for public. that's because it's a, with a logistics view queen goes through and it seen as being a key security hold for the next in general. so the possibility the rush is getting so close to taking this really gives you a sense of what's happening on the front lines white now. but the last week of seen shoots gains for russia. apparently some 10000 ukrainian soldiers have either lost their lives or been sent home from the front injured an old lot. we've also just had an exchange of forty's and some over 500 ukranian. so just return to crane in return, so that russia has routine, retrieve the bodies of some 14 shoot slips with me time this morning that was a by rush of russian missile is fine across ukraine. we understand that what

congenital was mixed in with the it scanned those, the crazy in the service. so security services come on, the center, just gutted as well. us supplied patriot missile batteries. what do you know? lot yeah, that's white. so this is for talent for it strikes, not just it seems for the strikes ukraine, conducted west to weapons in a real stove just a few days ago. but also for the fascination of one of bush's top generals. this is ego carrillo, who was killed with his assistant just outside his home. on the 17th of december. this is the guy that was responsible for the radiological chemical and biological defense of russia. and a man who had for a long time, been i watching the bio labs that were funded in ukraine by the west, specifically by the us. and even the incoming us has ministration donald trump sky, the special inviting you quite in russia, callo cassette that vast assassination broke the rules of lou. well,

meantime those uh us and bio weapons lives in ukraine and reportedly now move to africa and the latest. now, the russian president saying are recently that most of it was choosing targets for new is new or action to miss all system just right was, was the old actually use today? well, no, no, i think it's quite clear. if you look at the footage, it's not enough dep station for the russian. it to be news as what understand that it was a lower grade weapon not, but despite that, it kicked all of the targets. we've heard that from russia's ministry of defense. i present putin spoke about the arrest nick in his mom's question on, on secession just 24 hours ago. and he was talking about the fact that western countries have said, oh, it's fine all, all me, sol, defense systems include enough to and don't let be rushing it go through. and pigeon said, you know, well, you don't believe we, let's put it to the test. some experts in the west believe that such a messiah is easy to shoot. don't you just do it?

well, if those western experts think so, let them offer us like a and let them offer those in the west. and the us paid them for their analysis to conduct some kind of technological experiment, say a high tech and do little of the 21st century. let them identify some object to destroy the se in key and concentrate older air defense and missile defense forces there. and we will strike there with the rational and see what happens. we are ready for such an experiment. is the other side ready? it says, i don't think we need an experiment because this already happened. we know that despite the us sending a defendant says to ukraine, that there was a breach not just by the russian equinox tested around a month ago, but also by these less powerful grade weapons that struck that target in the last 24 hours. and then speaking about target some samples during prudence, so it's a direct q and a, a the, the call that in ukraine was repeatedly mentioned. what can you tell us? yes, that's why he was specifically did he regret the decision? if he could go back to february 2022, which he reverse it. he said no,

it wouldn't. in fact, what i would do is have russia start preparing much julia was ready to use the book . you know, if it were possible to look at the situation in 2022, knowing what is happening now, i would think that such a decision should have been made earlier. knowing this, it was necessary to simply start preparing for these events, including the special military operation. but why did we begin with that range? because it was no longer possible to stand still and into your life and wait for the situation to worse and for us. the water and sloth there have been going on there for 8 years and see the destruction of people in don't bus. and what's more, we saw that the military development of these territories has simply begun with the battle of destruction, of everything connected with russia. it was simply impossible to remain in the state. we would and we were forced to take these actions. but what if we had known

what would happen in advance? of course, we would have had to conduct such serious systematic preparation. we need peace and the long term lasting peace with guarantees for the russian federation in europe. it is a difficult question of how to provide some of these guarantees. but in general, we can look forward to doing it. which doesn't mean, well present painting saying that russia was much stronger as a result of the special military operation. and he said the russian army was achieving its objectives in ukraine. spell a blog, i mean time science to have debunked the capabilities of russia's authorize and miss all the all that says the satellite images of the military factory struck by the projectile, show very little damage. what's ignored is that the option to go to the car to kinetic warhead, meaning it was basically no explosion, but an impact of it creates a massive crate that are on the ground under the foundation of the facility. michael mallory, for example, we spoke about this a former senior pinnacle and security unless he says a right now it's kind of tough to understand the extent of the damage that is on the ground. i think the arrest nick uh clearly have shown that it has the kinetic

capabilities of the fact that um that on this particular site that though they that just from impact they were going down. what 10 meters, that's 3030 feet. that's probably approximately where you have a lot of other underground activities that would not have been displayed in any satellite pictures. besides that, we don't know that we really know when those pictures were taken. now again, these are just and, and i don't think that's been recorded anywhere. and once again, this, this poor cooling by the west of the residence capability is, is as nothing but a display of arrogance on the part of the west. they don't want to admit that they do not have that capability to, to, to go against it. and, and, and, and for that matter, the united states particularly does not have a hypersonic capability. so got this, washington prepared,

the militant group formerly known as the syrian for you all made to join the offensive that over through the government of bushel. alice sat in syria, that is, according to the groups come on different comments to the west and media. they did not tell us how it would happen. we were just told everything is about to change. this is your moment either a side will fall or you will fall. but they did not say when or where they just told us to be ready. it's washington was with the r c a, it's a weekend. the terrorist organization dash us is also reportedly paying salaries for the militants to preventive or searches of terrorism in the region, as other and sojourn forth, is swept into damascus. that was a live thing offensive. last month, the r c a is believe to have a drawn side of an american controlled and based on the rocky border. and that will suffice roughly one 5th of syria. meanwhile, the us delegation has arrived in damascus to meet with the so called leadership american officials to be getting up close and personal with representatives on the designated terrorist organization. high up to date out, sean,

which sees the syrian capital us the secretary. so you have to be blinking, has been doing a delegate, dance around that issue and asked about their relationships. the chief supervisor said she's sending a senior rep to them. ask is to talk to this new group, talk to this government. is that something that you would want to do that you can do indeed, given the terrace designation the sanctions there we've, we've actually been a direct contact with h t s. and we're also looking at getting people on the ground in syria. i think it's important to have direct communication. it's important to speak as clearly as possible to listen to make sure that we understand as best we can, where they're going and where they want to go. we were talking with layla, how to meditate in chief of and use out that may not uncensored and be rude. and she says, washington has no intention of doing what's best for the syrian people because it's all about, gee, what kind of makes geo politics and control over the country as well. the americans have for a long time tried to talk to the business or from the basically prison to some

assets because he wasn't all i for the show, which is the enemy of the i said there's no god, status looks, it looks uh things and the end of the day they cannot actually operate privy as to why they come to the wants to control unless they have that on their own minutes just as well. that's why we've seen over also the past few years. the case which is supported by the americans and the us, the f, which is our, which are the city of democratic forces. waiting upon proceeding a army person who flipped the army, the national army, to the under ranks and fights against basically the search and everyone else was trying to find the me through the steps which is had a huge show. i also don't forget one thing the americans were off with $10000000.00 on the head of the problem. how much is that? it was head of the s t s. are now meeting with him without thinking of the name of a service on him or without thinking of that. and basically a bouncy on his head. because we want to try to once a quarter to have him on their side and then control the concepts to him. so at the

end of the day that make him don't look forward to seeing you as well, and terms of who governs them or how they relate themselves. they look at taking over a country, hit germany, and then basically keeping their troops on the going over there. because don't forget to americans have just on the account and see you. if you don't agree with them, they told me this is basically what you're saying. yes to them. if they don't find that you would actually have vested on the agenda by force or basically by other means moments and what they want to have in their way at the end of the day. i. meanwhile, syria is the largest, all refined area. here's our ford list operations, that's because of my lack of crude supplies from here on in the optim, off of the sucking of syria. now, the result was he, normally a process is about a $100000.00 barrels per day. the vast majority of crude oil that was being refined in syria came from here on the close. i live with originally deposed president assad. much of that supply was delivered on credit or on his belief through provided the equivalent of up to $50000000000.00 of damascus over the past 14 years

of serious struggled with all kinds of war with foreign act is made. the complex us ministry forces sees lucrative syrian oil fields near the rocky border. what is the bottom cutting? you're always the head of the news off of the cradle are joining us here, an aussie international as to bunker to get you on the program. hey, what a story. this is right. so the largest all refiner in syria, it puts a pause on operations right now i guess my question is, is, is that affecting syria m. o or america more is us soldiers already have those? those are or finery bases. you know, within the control well, hi, 1st of all, thanks so much for having me. the actually, it wouldn't be affecting syria more. right? because these are very, a piece for the b was producing in an oil that was given to syria to overcome functions, right? because don't forget syria, it's one of the most sanctions nation has into without any entity, any person, any nation that even there to deal with syria. was it targeted by us sanctions. so it asp seemed a deep issue. we got all of these all for the just because as you're saying, yes,

us troops controlled almost all of you guys or producing bills. they are there. they are all to find and they have been occupying them, sees 2017 and the washington claims. right. that's the spanish 709900 troops were in syria. then all of a sudden yesterday, the pentagon comes out to say no, actually it's more than double the number right here just doubled over vigilant over and i became 2000 us troops occupying serial oil fields, loading the oil. remember we have the cradle, have been reporting for years now at this point about the costs then doing of syrian oil that he's taken to the current eastern region and then solve it too long . they have ministration of the curtis administration in ne syria, which is as we speak, coming on the right back by former ices. and i'll tell you the fighters supported by 30. yeah, look at that is not quite somebody. i'm so padgett telling us about this as to bon, what about, i mean you, you mentioned sanctions, not now that america or these western countries have embrace these militants and

syria. is there any chance that these western players could actually, i don't know, lift sanctions against syria finally for once and for all. i mean, uh, you know, the i m f is already saying they're ready to help the reconstruct syria and everybody know bad news. i really bad news as to bad, isn't it? that would be a high interest law enforcement down the government's mouth or exactly it's, it's let's um, what's next up there essential step. forever that yeah or syria and you know, we leave the sanctions. we, we make sure to continue loading your resources, you know more, you know, official way. and so i don't think citizens are going to be list. that'd be best. no, got today. so they barbara leave. i was top white house advisors in the region, just met with the mohammed al gilani. a one says theories would have $10000000.00 bounty on he said by the us government was just the just close the top us officials . and i'm sure of for the discussion of the sanctions and for as 1st and foremost because what our sanctions meant to do, they are meant to outrage the population they are meant to to, to,

to push for regina change by starving the population. we also, the videos of the garage is about, you know, uh, restaurant a lot, that's probably the end of varieties and the oddities and etc, etc. just because we're not affecting him such as we're not affecting serial leadership that we're affecting the people. so now we remove conscious, but we bring the unit and we have the new to build your own. that one think i can be sure us troops aren't going anywhere that you go. and those boots are basically glued to the ground. and you know, it took quite a few, i felt like ation going to syria. i saw in the, in the west impressed it was all this kind of hoopla or about it. look at this one, the full delegation based on freedom and democracy. go into syria for the 1st time in 10 years. the truth is that going to syria to sit down and drink tea with gilani, who's got as you said, a 10000000 dollar bounty on his head and all those years in the past 10 years, esteban the western press always said we're in syria. yep. assad's got to go, but we are fighting terrorists in syria. now you have a us to engage and going for tea with terrorist and syria and perhaps now everyone

can see that true colors, esteban, to you. so. righty would hope so. but now i'm, i gilani eastern, she's name now he's no longer going by your line. you know, his argument, i'll try to expect h d s to be re branded again. you know, these was all the data. these was out there that just a few years ago. was your learning? was that the come out, the deputy commander of the founder of vices. so um yeah, you know, i know at this point, you know, i mentioned that there is a balancing northeast syria. the us is also warning about a massive i seize job break because you have about $10000.00 nicely spiders and these makes you recent guns that and then the 3rd his breakfast stream is are, are, are trying to reach. and you know, i'm sure to know, trying to reach it, you know, to keep them in prison, to keep their brothers in arms and braces. so you know, they use is going to be there for the rest of the time. at this point, syria is becoming very quickly due to the help of the transnational terrorism. and that's it. there is no other way to look at it. we will see if there is even

a chance of actually being administration. so we brought the board to it, but we know that the united states is more than willing to deal with these people. right? like, you know, i don't think we need to even look further than the fact that they haven't even used that 60 pounds each 100. i mean they're still sitting down with human. they're still making him and you know, offers him now and, you know, i guess he down a bit because the small dresser needs, you know, isn't what's gonna happen. we did, we did that, that up on the serial. holding on, you know, you're talking about a better forget about it because syria is going to be indebted to everyone else. now at this point, yeah, i always appreciate your comments as to why couldn't you always the head doesn't use out of the cradle. never by thing is talking and always being a straight shooter. thank you very much for joining us. i appreciate that. a well, a hot breaking incident in africa to tell you about here on the international lives, on folding as christmas at christmas fair. its on tragic children and parents gathered for gifts and food for the stump. theater apparently started leaving at least $35.00 people that,

that will happen is the event organizer to arrive and children rushed to the area. it's a guy what a big problem is. then a video, some of the scene showing a while you will see a lifeless bodies being carried out in the commotion. police saying they've arrested 8 people and the organizer mistakes deputy governor issued a comment. the result onto effect of this very careless act is the huge death that we have recorded unfortunately avoid deeply to so um, now what did the pass in to this incident? what america is going off to india again, because i knew that he is now signing a us government report on religious freedom in india of washington. again, alleging that india represses religious minorities and communities the indian minister of state for its donald size. this american report quote lacks quite

a bit of the government is aware of reports issued from time to time by various foreign entities, including in the us about the situation of human rights in india. such reports are often found to be subjective, misinformed and biased in nature. the m o s o 44 and a as in india on record basically went on to see once again that these reports the lack of credibility on these several a narrative, which is the motor week or the nature in october. inside the us, it's suggested that the religious a freedom in india has collapsed on the b gypsy's your the b to b, which is the par fusion about saki is, and the range of more because of political saki and the us of choosing that political party off being unfair to the minorities and to come see religious freedom conditions in india continue to follow a deteriorating and concerning trajectory. the indian government continues to

repress and restrict religious communities through the enforcement of discriminate tree legislation like mt conversion laws council to laws and empty terrorism. laws, and yet again the see that, uh, some of these are, these reports keep coming in as we in this for and the 1000 minister, dr. x j shrunk are also a strongly worded. he said, right, the goal that india can then get into us and don't know micros. it cannot be the one democracy has a right to comment on another. and that's the bottom of promoting democracy globally. but for now those to that then it becomes fluttering into finch. collaboratively liked to come in, but i would really like to come in to a new one come in. so don't feel bad when i do mean lot of exports in india are suggesting that the most consequential bilateral relationship of 2025 could very well be of new deleon law school. given the fact that the 2 countries a shed, not just trade, not just people to people on the go to the, to

a bought off relationship, a buy actual relationship, which is b o, o, which is beyond just read. for example, we've seen that india, despite the threats, despite specialists from the us up in the north distance themselves from moscow. so i'm gonna send that into moody. was it to russia these 2 times this deal? oh, so what's important to watch out for is that i'm just to be a good wizard of mr. wood then to new denny. i also remember just um, yesterday for the an in that madison annual um address. uh, he went on to talk about the special relationship of the 2 going to be sure, pretty matter use it. i mean do use of the indian prime minister and this government has been creating stable conditions because the leadership is committed to an india 1st policy. and we believe that the investments in india are profitable, but the relationship just north town is bound to these 2 sectors. if you're talking about the signs we talking about for to lies as we're also talking about technology,

are we talking about food? we're talking about the agriculture bisque is um, how both the countries line on expanding also to on, on shrinking of the tree definitely should that does exist between the 2 countries . old school stuff. 2025 is a year old. that is a full so with the very crucial to watch out for when it comes to the by not true relationship between you, danny and muscle. all in the country are being pressured by washington, among other things, because of its friendship with russia. that's all. so the unofficial is also spoken out against the american interference of the country. from the us embassy alleged the partial russian ownership of a major company in the balkan country was somehow, economically on of every bridge. every factory that nato bombers destroyed in serbia is worth more than the us government's investments in our country. how is it that russia is robbing us because it bought and renovated n i. s, which was almost destroyed by us bombs. and how is america defending us because it

is imposing sanctions on n. i s and preventing thousands of serbs and that company from earning their living . i am not mentioning the lives of our murdered children because we cannot and will not put a price on them. either way, so i kinda need help understanding the store that's across now to talk to stefan guy as a research of the institute of european studies in belgrade is so good to catch you on the program and trying to get my head around this night. because the us says, partial russian owners shape of savvy as oil in this company as quote, rubbing sub yeah. can you help me get my head around that? i i, yes, i mean i, the president voltage is all was to grooming the public here. that's a nice might stop of being job owned by gospel them since he was the one who said that the americans and the brits might impose sanctions. so the statement of serving official that you just read of mr. violin is either a,

some kind of a game or we're talking about a serious conflict with been a serbian, a ruling class because he said everything off was it to our minister of foreign affairs who's talking about box or shape and strategic alliance with the united states. and, and similar things, he just said that the coping form in september of this year at the same time yesterday, he won't teach mats with us. the naval forces for europe and africa commander, admiral uh, stewart, munch, which is a cool flip thing message compared to this that was sided by minutes durable. and so there are 2 options here. either. what are you saying this to be the serbian public which is completely against the nato? and especially if it's against joining nato and they to wants to absorb serbia. although it has bumped it in the boss or a, there is

a conflict within the ruling clause inside the country. uh, it is too early to say. all right, i need you to kind of keep this one a little bit, but it was shorter if you can because i'm trying still trying to get is made because so these, that a strange position is trying to build economic ties with e. u. lot of the same time maintaining is traditionally close relationship with russia. it does it seem that the west is trying to make so be a choose between the 2 of the west is trying to make serbia choose. the serbia is surrounded by nato countries. and by listen, serbia, it is impossible for serbia to join nato and to not consider it as occupation because so it'd be, it was bombed by natal, part of serbia call somebody the thought here is currently occupied by nate, don't serbians, people in the region are also we're also bombed by day thing to fox. we're talking about the bullock, a sense guided part of the story about the category not that was born. the $95.00

added is occupied by natal montenegro, which is also a traditionally sir. uh, survey and country has been absorbed without the referendum without any free political will of the people without the saying of the people. so me to is the fact the enemy of service, but it has a lot of work at leverage on the serbian government. and that is why we hear conflicting statements from different officials of the serbian early plus. i'm going to give you 30 seconds on this mate. i mean, you're looking at a sub use of food chips. slovak is feed. so hungry is audubon. you know, the west says i don't team players, but they just pro peace and pro sovereignty. do you think they're being singled out unfairly? you got 30 seconds might. well, i wouldn't say that's a all of them are the same. i think what is playing a game a for internal use because on one hand, i think that they don't has more leverage on him while he's trying to present himself with a different.