the, the great call lasted for a long time. presidents put in and a trump officially discuss ending the ukraine complex and it appears to have and it's your pin allies are in for a rude awakening. they've been saying that for a long time that you crank and not go into nato 1010. i'm, and i'm ok. with that, we must start by recognizing that returning to ukraine's pre 2014 borders is an unrealistic object. moscow shows proof that ukraine attacked the international atomic energy agency inspectors while they were being escorted by the russian military ford, the zapper, roche admin, clear power plants plus indian time. and it's turned around. remote is in

washington for talks with president trump and has already met with the newly confirmed national intelligence director, tulsa gabbert, who is also a prominent and do the we are watching r t international live in moscow. i'm rachel ruble of the world is one step closer to chase after the 1st official phone call between the us and russian presidents. in the years, donald trump and the kremlin both shared an update reaction pointing to a positive attitude that should help get the ukraine conflict ended. the push limit is global. there to secure the heads of states agreed yesterday during a telephone conversation that they themselves would continue to contact and are looking to a separate meeting. we also agreed that instructions would be given immediately to the relevant aids so that they can start the necessary work. now of course,

the work will be started quickly. it will be necessary to wait for certain developments. it will be possible to talk about where when and so on, was an important conversation, considering the situation of the last several years when there has been no high level contact between moscow and washington. of course, that lack of contact did not contribute at all to the search for any settlement options. the previous us administration held the view that everything should be done to ensure that the work continues as far as we understand the current administration. and here's to the view that everything must be done to stop the war and for peace to prevail. we're much more impressed with the position of the current administration and we're open to dialogue. the experience of them is good, women speaks volumes, and of course we will always take this experience into accounts in all future steps . but we had a great call and it lasted for a long time over an hour. this morning. i also had with presidential landscape a very good call after that. then i think we're on the way to getting peace. i

think president one space and present and so landscape wants peace and i want peace . i just want to see people stop getting killed. we had a very good talk with, with the people didn't really know what the president put in thoughts were, but i think i can say with great confidence he wants to see it ended also. that was, that's good. it's been about 5 years since vladimir putin and donald trump actually had a chat and it's been around 3 years since the acting presence of russia in the us spoke at all. so of course there was a lot on the agenda for this conversation. everything from iran's nuclear program to the recent prisoner exchange and coming to a settlement in the middle east. but the main focus of these discussions, of course, is what everyone is looking forward to. right. discussions on a potential piece plan for the ukraine conflict and according to recent statements from the trump administration, it looks like you cranes in for

a serious reality check. the secretary of defense who is excellent. pete made a statement today saying that he thinks is unlikely, or impractical. i think probably that's true, i think long before present a button. as i said, there's no way that allow that this has been going on for many, many years. and they've been saying that for a long time, that ukraine can not go into nato then. and i'm, and i'm ok with that. i just want the word whether they are there or not. but it certainly would seem to be that most people have said that, that is something that's not going to well, i think pizza today, that, that's the unlikely, right? we must start by recognizing that returning to ukraine's pre 2014 borders is an unrealistic objective, is chasing this. illusionary goal will only prolong the war and cause more suffering. it certainly would seem to be unlikely. they took

a lot of land and they fought for that land and they lost a lot of uh they lost a lot of soldiers, but it would just seem to be and i'm not, i'm not making an opinion on it, but i read a lot on it. and lot of people think that, that sort of likely is such a shift in washington's approach to the conflicts. now we have the us and russia tool can do create and without ukraine. so what, what's been the reaction from give, well, after his conversation with putting trump actually immediately called zalinski up ends, lensky said that that conversation had lasted around an hour, but the printing media said that it lasted only around 10 minutes. and so you wonder why that difference in uh, understanding of what was going on with that conversation, but it could have something to do with the fact that in recent times, i mean ukrainian media is really been saying the key of is becoming more and more worried that the u. s. might sideline it in some potential future peace negotiations, and trump was asked about this. he said that, well, ukraine's gonna have to have elections to meet any rate.

no, i don't think so as long as he's there, but yeah, at some point you're gonna have to have elections too. you're gonna have to have an election now in terms of rushes position. i mean, vladimir putin has said that he doesn't mind if the landscape is at any future negotiations. but the main thing is that russia does not seize a lensky as a person who actually has the authority to sign off on any sort of legitimate piece deal. if you're stupid to go to most of us can, you can negotiate with anyone. but zalinski is illegitimate. he has no right to sign anything. but if he wants to take part in the negotiations, i will send people who will conduct these negotiations. the issue is the final signing of the documents. this is a very serious issue that should guarantee security for ukraine and russia with a serious long term historical perspective. and there can be a single slip. everything should be polished, but in the coordinates with the constitution of ukraine. the president of ukraine, even under martial law,

does not have the right to extend his powers. only representative authorities have the right to extend their powers, which is only the right of the countries parliament. and the president only has a 5 year term. that's it and nothing else. further, his powers are transferred to the chairman of the rata. but if there is a desire to negotiate and find compromise solutions, let anyone negotiate there. naturally we will strive to achieve what suits us, which corresponds to our interest in terms of signing documents. everything should be done in such a way that lawyers confirm to us the legitimacy of those people who be authorized by the ukrainian state to sign in these agreements. there are certain things a sounding quite positive on day. the next step that we'd be looking for would see, would be a face to face meeting between the russian presidents and donald trump. the big questions are, of course, when and why? well, of course, with much of the world's already politically, pretty politically charged over the ukraine, conflicts, i mean, the potential meeting place going to have to be as neutral as possible. and trump

did have a pretty plausible suggestion for where these future negotiations might take place . we'll get it. uh, i think we'll get it. we'll get something done. we're going to be meeting at to actually tomorrow, the meeting and munich is, you know, and we're going to have some other meetings and we'll be, i'll be dealing with president button to actually on the phone. and we ultimately expect to meet. in fact, we expect that he'll come here and i'll go there and we're going to meet also probably in saudi arabia. the 1st time we'll meet in saudi arabia. see if we get something done. but we want to end that, or that was a disaster to really bloody horrible for so in the span of just a couple of days. and we really seen a high profile prisoner swap between russia and the united states. and another highly productive phone call between both countries and also one that we haven't seen in the very, very long time. so it looks like the likelihood that this conflict may end sooner

rather than later. just went up a bit of a direct and warm a conversation between the russian and american leaders caught european officials completely off guard. washington's allies are now rushing to ask for talks that would ensure the continent and key of can join the peace negotiations. so media outlets have stated that us relations with europe will never be the same, will others say put, and then trump are now calling all the shots. germany's defense minister isn't happy about how things are going. fidelity isn't, this is obviously it's unfortunate, and i say this truthfully, the trumpet ministration had already made public admissions to put him before negotiations. i've even begun from my point of view. it would have been better to talk about ukraine's possible nato membership or the country's loss of territory only at the negotiating table and not take it off the table beforehand. all right, joining us now from berlin as our t contributor and former us army officer, thomas penn thomas. good to have you on the program with us. um,

i'd like to hear your thoughts 1st of all about that statement from the german defense minister. yeah, i mean, it's really interesting that the way that i mean that the latest turn of events has made it clear that the in europe is western europe. so called nato allies. i mean they're, they're not, they're, they're more of the more vassals, as we've always described them than anything else. and they have really no say and what's going on here and trump is assisted extra that they pay for the you know, for the clean up this mess if it comes to that and germany is in a position, it's in no position at all. really do anything and it has never been in a position to do anything. and i think that reality is becoming clear and clear. you know, as the days go by, especially in light of recent events to the europeans themselves, the, they've put themselves in this position. nobody really did it to them any thanks. a

lot of it as a result of the 2nd, you know, world war the end of the 2nd world war, but now i'm in there. they're in no position to dictate anything or ask for anything. this is a matter between, really, as it's always been from the, from the get go between moscow and washington. thank you, next. so cube has long been saying no peace in ukraine without ukraine, but now we have this phone call between trump input in which lasted about an hour and a half. and then from spoke with a zalinski afterward, but spared reportedly only 10 minutes for him. for this phone call. so where does that actually leave you crane and all of this? and i think, i mean, that really highlights that this conflict has never been really about ukraine. it's always been about washington and moscow and of russia's desire to assert its sovereignty in the world to the dollars. it's really been about that. and the effort in washington has made,

has been an effort to contain that desire for sovereignty. so it's going to be interesting to see how i mean, how things play out in terms of ink. for example, trump promising no, no further nato expansion. and then did they, did we don't want ukraine for example. i mean that there was an easy thing to promise, but in terms of, you know, allowing russia to remain sovereign and pursued at the dollarization effort that if we can even before, you know, the operate of this conflict but, but primarily in february 2022 is when it really began bounced, and it's going to be interesting to see how russia re response to that. what, what trump you very me because brush are really holds all the cards at this point. and it's going to be interesting to see what trump demands on that front. so if

anything, you know at all, i don't, i don't think he has the room to really negotiate that point. dollarization and i mean perhaps he goes and returns us or makes an effort to return to, to the, to the status quote. i mean, prior to the, to the outbreak of the complex. uh, we're just gonna have to see he's, he's a good showman. i mean, you've heard before, he said he discussed doubling sanctions. if russia didn't give him, you know exactly what he wanted. but now there's talk of, you know, we want to get fresh everything they want. so we'll see how it plays out. i mean, he's a good show man, but in terms of the di dollarization effort, i want to see something concrete. and i hope that russia doesn't give in on that point. and then it continues to, to, you know, to, to further further, you know, creation of the dist, this multi polar world that it's,

pursues those efforts further. i hope they don't fall by the wayside and some, some, some deal that you know, washington from cox because that's what they want. and i hope that doesn't come to them in terms of how europe is, is managing relations with the us here. it's clear that they're feeling left out. however, i do think that you're paying the and state should actually be at this point. how much do they really depend on washington? i think they should be strongly worried, and i think they're fully dependent on washington. i mean, i have discussed before on the r t and other programs, the, you know, trump is, is, is destructive. no enacting terrace and your opinion in germany 25 percent. i mean a steel and the other middle was a, the started down that route already. um, but in terms of a trade more clearly the united states,

and it's not just the american arrogance here over time in american, but the, the america has all the leverage. it's true that the, you know, the european union, germany, for example, we have, we, we do, we americans run a large trade deficit with them. they, they sport a lot more to united states and the americans do to do germany. but if they were to enact those tear of sent me what really the german industry is already reeling this point terrace, which just further devastated. and yeah, i mean, for us in the united states, it would be a problem with miss, you know, a lot of our for, you know, imports are the things we consume. but the united states can, can, can take the paying a lot longer than germany can for example. and so, i mean, and militarily, i mean, there's no questionnaire that the europeans are not even on the same page. i'm so

economically, militarily, uh, yeah, i mean these are vassal states, and that's the way it's been since the end of the 2nd world war. and that, that's the way i mean in this, this situation is now pretty clear to them themselves, i think. and the large part of the population. ok originally, but there are to contributor and former us army officer thomas pen thomas. thank you. thanks for having the international atomic energy agency vehicles came under ukrainian attack wellbeing escorted by a russian military con boy. the defense ministry in moscow published footage of wednesdays incident in the vicinity of this upper rose a nuclear power plant. i a chief said the plant rotation of inspectors was cancelled due to quote intense military activity in the region. i deeply regret today's cancellation of the carefully prepared and agreed rotation of stuff to a carrying out vital work and very challenging circumstances to help prevent

a nuclear accident during the military conflict. it is completely unacceptable that the safety of our stuff is jeopardized in this way. as a result of these extremely concerning events, i'm an active consultation with both sides to guarantee the safety of our teams and to secure the continued presence of the i. a v a at the zipper, rosie a nuclear power plant to enable our staff to continue the indispensable mission, helping to maintain nuclear safety and security ukrainian militants attacks the international atomic energy agency is coy, at least at 12 times with the help of drones and artillery last several vehicles of the russian armed forces were damaged as a result and the rotation of the i a experts was disruptive yet again. now this particular team had been waiting for the opportunity to be replaced by their colleagues, the station since the 5th of february, when they made the 1st and successful attempt to rotate which was disrupted by

ukraine. now destruction of the rotation of experts occurred entirely due to the deliberate actions of the ukrainian side. if, according to the russian defense ministry, they added that russia has entirely fulfilled the, all of its obligations to ensure security and establish so called the regime of minutes restarted. and in the area of the rotation of the experts. now, at the same time, the minutes and so the key every, she made the yet another attempt to attack the nuclear power plant itself using drones. and the one of those drones crash, just a 300 meters away from the 1st our unit, something nuclear power plants. meanwhile, the international atomic energy experts have returned to the nuclear power plants. and now can senior there more than certain mission, a waiting for another rotation indian prime minister and remote

a has arrived in washington for a 2 day visit. and his 1st meeting with donald trump since the president's and i'll get ration. or shortly after he land into the newly confirmed us national intelligence director hosted the indian leader for talks, the senate approved to tulsa gap or just hours before the meeting. she's a practicing hindus, who's long been promoting closer ties between washington and new delhi. those who oppose my nomination imply that i am loyal to something or someone other than god. my own conscience. and the constitution of the united states. accusing me of being trumps puppet hooton's puppet. a sides puppet a grooves, puppet modi's puppet. not recognizing the absurdity of simultaneously being the puppet of 5 different puppet masters. the fact is what truly unsettled my political opponents is. i refuse to be their puppet. a law makers pass for nomination by 52

votes to 48 on wednesday, with just one republican opposing the move. the scabbard is known for being a fierce critic of the very intelligence community. she will now lead local journalists to kill them up and has more in tulsa gabber. it is a former us soldier. she has served in the us military on top of that, she's been presidential candidate. donald trump's decision to select tulsa gabbert provoked a huge amount of outcry from his critics, because his tells gabbert is long, diverge from what the intelligence community says. and she has long criticized the actions of the united states around the world. she is a non intervention essentially arguing that the united states should focus on its own affairs and stop meddling and countries across the planet and her, assuming the role of intelligence directors certainly raised some eyebrows and some criticism from those who defend the u. s. political and military establishment.

let's review just some of what tells the gabbert has said over the years about u. s. foreign policy and the intelligence community back in 2020, when she was running for the presidency and the democratic parties. presidential primary. here's what she had to say about what was then her own party and the serious problems about its internal life and how it is managed that our democratic party unfortunately, is not the party that is of by and for the people. is it a part of it is a party that has been and continues to be influenced by the foreign policy establishment in washington, represented by hillary clinton and others foreign policy by the military, industrial complex and other greedy corporate interest. she's also spoken out about the war in ukraine saying that russia is legitimate to security concerns and simply been acknowledged and never would have taken place. and that negotiations are the road to improving things and ending the conflict. she's also called out zalinski

for how he controls the media in ukraine and has outlawed opposition parties. this war and suffering could have easily been avoided. if biden admin, nato had simply acknowledged russia's legitimate security concerns regarding ukraine's becoming a member of nato, which would mean us nato forces right on russia's border democrats, republicans, the main stream media, the washington elite, essentially in the pocket of the military industrial complex. and rather than looking out for what's in the best interest of the american people, our national security, our country, they see dollar science when they look at ukraine, there are $25.00 to $30.00 us funded bio labs in ukraine. according to the us government. these bio labs are conducting research on dangers pathogens. ukraine is in an active or zone with widespread bombing, or tillery and showing. and these facilities, even in the best of circumstances,

could easily be compromised and released these deadly pathogens. now light cove with these pathogens, no no borders. when she ran for president in 2020, she very much positioned herself as a critic of the u. s. wars in iraq and syria. and here is what she had to say in an interview with archie. why is it such a difficult position to think and say that we should stop army streaming service? it's really not a difficult position, nor should it be. i think every american would be a surprise to know that for years our government has been providing both direct and indirect support. to these are militant groups who are working directly with or, or even under the command of terrorist groups. like all tied to an ice is all in their or their effort and fights over throw the syrian government. and she hasn't stopped criticizing the washington establishment and it's policies of what she

refers to as the forever wars. these were her very words in her confirmation. hearing with the senate and halogens committee, when i was a member of congress, i learned about president obama's dual programs that he had begun really to overthrow the regime of syria and being willing to through the c. i a is a timber sycamore program that has now been made public of working with an army and equipping all kinda in an effort to overthrow that regime starting at another regime change or in the middle east. today we have and is list extremist who is now in charge of syria, as i said, who danced on the streets to celebrate the $911.00 attack who ruled over it lived with an is the most extremist governance. and who has already begun to persecute and kill and arrest religious minorities, lake christians in syria,

tulsa gavin's job as director of national intelligence will be to provide president trump with a daily briefing, showing him what's going on in the world. and because tells in gabbert is someone who has a very different understanding of world events than us mainstream media. this is leading many to be helpful that perhaps u. s. foreign policy include shift. however, it tells a gabrey certainly has harsh critics. the fact that she was confirmed with a close vote, as many wondering what could come next for the pentagon, for the intelligence community and for the united states and its dealings around the world is there how we're a new day of non intervention is i'm and peace failed mazda new york, now, former head of in our governmental affairs for the us trade representative agency. steve, gil told us, the former democratic congressman's position on american a dekalb has proven to be correct as well,

both for her and for many of us who've been been, you're screaming that we need to look at the reality of what's happening on the battlefield. look at the reality of, of, of what you brain has done to their own people, as i've done to the folks in, in those on best region for the last decade. those of us who were saying those things like tulsa, like me, and others, were streamed for being russian spies and russian advocates in and in the pockets of food. and now the truth is coming out to, you know, again you've got to exist, you've got to the opposite western europe saying, yeah, that's all, all true. again, one of those great conspiracy series that have been proven right in the afternoon as again, a lot of people. oh, apologies to her. she's not being given, you know, in the new york times, the washington post, cnn that, you know, with the, the best of headlines done the years. in fact, to the extent that they're saying that she could be a threat at to, to the us going forward. now that she has national at security,

is she going to be under like more scrutiny than we've ever seen before? i think unfortunately for those critics, she represents the trump world view, the heads of the world view and the world view that the trumpet ministration is bringing in. so while she was at odds with was defied and his team were doing which was failed international policy on every 5. whether it was that disastrous withdrawal from afghanistan with a, we're learning more about the, the funds that were paid to 100, to obtain the, the benefits from divided ministration. every thing we're learning about the failed international policies are divided, ministration are now being swept aside with this new trump border. and i think again, there may be critics, but the world view is going to overtake the criticism, particularly is reality becomes more apparent just like in the middle east. look at the heart to just being released. look at these are the people like photo and and rice are being released at the best going god being released. the rest of the truck

is making progress. the people thought was, was impossible. before we go, we have some breaking news to tell you about from germany, where 20 people have reportedly been injured in a car rounding attack in munich. law enforcement are at the scene. they said the driver has been put secured. this comes as one day before the city will host the munich security conference. of course we will keep you fully updated on the, the still having that story as we get more details. so just stay with us for that. all right, and as always for more information on as far as we're covering here on our t international in to visit our website, ortiz, dot com, hyphen, the

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