the, the breaking news laska accuses cab of a false flag attack on the turntable nuclear facility only a day after president clinton and trump agreed to work toward ending in the ukraine complex. and what i worry about is the thrust from within the retreats of europe, from some of its most fundamental values value shared with the united states of america. no mentors from vice president j. d van stuff in munich, security conference for europe and officials are swallowing harsh criticism from the train, their democratic values. also, the trump put into separate leaves, europe, in a panic. as of the leaders scramble to be included in the negotiations. if you got at least the next 4 years and not only change the relationship between the us and

other countries, but also the relationship between all countries. let's not be deer caught in the headlights, the, you're watching r t international live in moscow. i'm rachel rubel. we start with breaking news. moscow says cube is attempting to frame russia for our ukrainian drones, right? on turnover. this comes just a day after the russian and american presidents agreed the sake of p still on ukraine. the international atomic energy agency confirmed a blast. i think they found nuclear side overnight. the problem on has called, they attacked a provocation. most of the teachers, there is no way that any nuclear infrastructure could have been struck. so any claims that this was the case or not true, the russian military do not do this. this is most likely just another provocation. another fudging this is exactly what the keywords seem sometimes does not shy away

from doing well. and i'm not sure it seems that the key of regime is as so desperate for any type of its session and view of the recent contact between moscow and washington that it's really ready for editing at all. or even the new cleared, sir, or that could result in a major catastrophe. not only for russia, ukraine, and other neighboring countries, but for the nations of the european union, as well. in the parents, attempts to disrupt any peace negotiations. lensky seems to be going all in by attacking the cements for golf against solve that your noble nuclear power plants. and of course, the so called officials of a key originally were quick to blame of russia for, as that exact. and by the way, just a day before that authentic on the journal zalesky spoke to the media advertisement . and this, can you clear up our plans? and you know, it's really hard to describe, but his words is anything but fear mongering as he promised death in battle. to the

american soldiers against russia, well, have listened for yourself. would you give us any bilateral talks about you crane? i'm not talking about other topics. any bilateral talks about ukraine without us. we will not accept it. as i said yesterday, when we talked with the minister and i told him that, you know, what are your american brigades, which are they nato troops, they are located in europe. and if there is the invasion, it will be fast. so your military will fight. i told him that they have to save the lives of the people because there are around, i don't know. there are 100000 americans in europe. they're going to fight and not everyone will survive. yeah, russian foreign ministry you spoke with marie is a car of a is search and that's, that's that com v, defunct journal nuclear power plants was nothing but a provocation. or is it ask you to have, who is it now looking for more money and more weapon sick or less? and that's just something it's, there's no doubt that zelinski would not have come to the unit conference empty

handed. the key of regimes hands, not only are they covered in blood, they always have to be kept busy with a rattle. for example, they used them to distract the participants of international conferences. the munich security conference were members, many such rattles. meanwhile, the head of the international atomic energy agency, wrightfeld ross, you said that the incident, that your noble and the recent increase administer activity around zipper origin, nuclear power plants underline persistence, nuclear safety risk. and that said, there is absolutely no room for complacency, as the atomic energy agency remains in high alerts. now the increase in the military activity that raphael grossey was talking about probably refers to the fact that the high a he a monitors the stations as effort always. yeah. and usually our power plants have been trying to road say their team since the beginning of february of this year and at the latest attempt resulted in the disruption of that rotation as ukraine

attacked and military convoy carrying international monitors from the agency. now the disruption of the rotation of experts occurred entirely due to the facts. i hope they deliberate actions of the ukrainian side. according to the russian defense ministry, they added that some of gold has fulfilled on vacations to ensure security and establish a so called regime of military side and for the area of the rotation of the i a e, a experts. now at the same time how the minutes, and so the key of, or she may yet another attempts to attack the nuclear power plants using drones. now one of them crack as just a 300 meters away from the 1st, from the 1st our units, the nuclear power plants, the same time, the international atomic energy experts have already returned to the nuclear power plants except for rogia and to continue their monitoring mission

the u is undermining its own democratic values. that fiery admission comes from us . vice president cheney bands who has arrived at the munich security conference ready to show brussels that trump means business when it comes to peace in ukraine . the threat that i worry the most about visa, the europe, is not russia. it's not china, it's not any other external actor. and what i worry about is the threat from within the retreat of europe, from some of its most fundamental values value shared with the united states of america. i was struck that of a former european commissioner went on television recently and sounded delighted that the romanian government had just an old and entire election. he warned that if things don't go to plan, the very same thing could happen in germany too. now these cavaliers statements are

shocking to american ears. the right i'm joined to live by our t correspondence. charlotte davinsky, who is currently in munich. lottie, tell us what's going on there may be valentine's day, but there is certainly no loving here in munich at the security conference. and that says, you heard that fiery speech from the us, vice president j. d font. criticizing europe in many respect, saying that the content was reeling back from its old, fundamental values and basically saying that there is a new sheriff in town. that's donald trump and things are going to go a very different way to how they've been operating over the last 4 years. his speech was so critical, the members viewed it see, listening, didn't know whether they should even close at the end. it was calling devin or could moment, we've already been getting reaction from your p. lead is,

who was writing up, particularly against the things that we've been hearing from the trump administration, regarding ukraine and not because just in the last few days, a donald trump saying that he spoke directly with the vladimir putin of russia. and he said, russia, great country, we want to be friends with them. we can he then speak to a lot to me, so landscape and laid out how things are policy. is me going to to nadia and ukraine and that is not music to the ease of many people here in europe, including the gym and the president who says that you must not be paralyzed. but it's flurry every night since it's coming out from the other side. of the atlantic . so yes, i'm going down the, to this the ladies and gentlemen of course, in that case, we are not just talking about the growth of european troops, also about the reduction of american troops with them. i talked about this with vice president advanced this morning, and i told him that whenever you were planning, discuss it with us, couldn't the nation if you got a mission the next 4 years can not only change the relationship between the us and

other countries, but also the relationship between all countries will the international community maybe take all of the damage? my answer is very simple, but i think it's right. that's up to us. we are subjects, not objects of the international order. we must not let the flood of announcements paralyze us. we must not freeze out of fear or as they say in english, let's not be deer caught in the headlights from the fluid from i'm. well, he's not the only person who's unhappy just taken listen to this. a hail ukraine would weaken europe. but it was also re, comes the united states, it was intensify which challenges in the, in the pacific and threats and all shared interest without snow or as of low land, had to say about the situation as you basically saying that you were doing whatever it country increase in defense spending,

essentially making it less reliant on the usa. our defense spending went up from just over 200000000000 before the war to know over 320000000000 last year. but we will need to increase that number considerably once again. because from just below 2 percent, to above 3 percent will mean hundreds of billions of your more investment every year. so we need a bold approach. well, that's one view. what we've also seen was alternately zalinski arriving here in munich. he may have come cap in hand, but it looks like ahead of his meeting with j. d von. for us, vice president. things on going exactly how he wanted. know he has heard what trump has been saying the last few days. what we've heard from the us secretary of

defense pete head assess, saying basically you crate needs to look at the reality on the ground. and essentially, there will be no going back and seeing the boat is free at 2014 and also the ukraine should be looking to be a member of nato in the future of loved them is the lead, steve rejecting all of that. but and looking incredibly tired, incredibly dejected at the press conference. she gave her at the meaning security conference that's showing them, not if we are not in nato or until we are in nato. this means that we will have an opportunity to protect ourselves with exactly the kind of army that is capable of doing so. these are appropriate nato weapons and the appropriate number of soldiers, some of ours ukrainians. and we are ready to talk about everything from the contingent to security grants from nato. either we are in nato or nato is in us. we are ready for any framework to start putting as well. we also have been hearing

from the gym and shawn slow. all of shells also talking about the concerns she has about what's happening in ukraine and whether essentially america is going to try and uh, and the rule with negotiations directly with russia. sort of basically pushing not just ukraine, but the european. so sidelines in may. well, let's see to the table, they say hi to him. this is do we need a reform of the debt break? because in order to invest in our security and defense, secondly, the bonus tag should make a decision as soon as possible, according to which the war in ukraine and its serious consequences for the security of germany in europe are to be classified as an emergency. a well unimportant pulling to because we had told some donald trump that they was going to be a very high profile meeting here at the munich security conference between the usa, between russia and potentially ukraine. we know ukraine said it was going to turn

up at the table, but it also seems that russia hasn't been invited. we've been hearing from the foreign ministry spokesperson, who says, in fact, brush awesome and invited since 2022 because that was a political decision taken. so it's unclear voltage. any talks of going to start taking place at east harry munich in regards to finding an end to the war. the other thing that we heard, donald trump saying in the last few days is that he was sad. the russian had been kicked out of what was the ga to, he said the g sharp and should be expanded again. russia should be back invited into the fold. the kremlin has responded to that to meet you. fresh goals be a spokesperson for the crime in saying, actually for russia now, the g. 20 is much more important. it sees that idea of move voice is a representing a multi polar world as being the direction it wants to perceive for the future. or take correspondence, how it davinsky and unix. charlotte, thank you. all right,

let's cross now to thomas pen are to contribute to to discuss this further, thomas is a german press of this time myers says, europe should not be quote, a deer caught in the headlines. can you explain that comparison to us? and what role will europe actually have in global affairs over the coming years? you think hey, it's good to be with you again. um, it's an interesting statement by as time my dear calling to headlight. i mean, i think it's, it's way off the mark if you or if it's really a dear that's been basically run over by the, you know, at the semi truck and there's no road killed on the side of the road. and in the comparison is, uh, i mean, europe did this to itself. um they had the chance years ago, especially at the financial crisis in 2008. and they decided to pursue this path to notice the cheap, cheaper easy money policy. you can find that with the, you know, what's, what's taking place in ukraine since the 2020, to the sanctions,

even pause the way they've stood by and watched their own critical infrastructure energy infrastructure be destroyed. and they really have no one to blame here but, but themselves. and if i don't think it's something that that's fixable and that'd be a deer caught in headlights, it's way too late for that. yeah. and the end of this comes, as all actual has called the bonus, started to classify the ukraine conflict as an emergency for germany following the trump putting a phone call. what's the timing here? and why is the chance for calling for such a drastic action? i think that's really a crazy. i mean what's taking place over here? you've got trump, now he's got everybody sold round up. he's like the puppet master, and these people are most running around in circles. i think it's just a reaction. the bi sholtes, an over reaction bruship, you know,

poses no real threat. the german and i think that's, that's what you're seeing in, in europe now across the board is just that people are totally smart like a, like a shock and awe thing. the trump of just unleashed on them and they just don't know which way to go. um, i think that's uh, you know, the primary cause of, you know, the actions we seen by the chancellor schultz. yeah. when you talk about an over reaction, it was just a phone call and initial phone call anyway. but this article that all of schultz refers to describe the situation where there is an attack or threat of an attack on german territory. when it's schultz equaling equating a crane to german territory, but honestly, i don't even know what he's trying to do there. um, let's be honest, a kid of the did the german army can project no power? it couldn't even defend bro in to, to be. i mean, quite frank about it. i really don't know what you mean. i think these people in

europe, especially in germany, they, they've, they've enjoyed this kind of and a bubble that they have, they've, they've kind of grown up inside of and so far removed from, from reality, especially in maryland. and the politicians here they, they just have smith lost total grasp of, of reality of you know, what's happening in the real world. so yeah, i mean it's, it's just crazy what's, what's going on here. yeah. chris, han deed, another interesting take away. um has the nato secretary general margarita, a timing that ukrainian membership of nate or nato was never actually officially promised. i want to play a clip for you and our viewers of what margaret had to say. i mean, 8 months ago you had a stomach in washington, dc is 32 allies, agreed, and i know you know these words, but i'll read them to you. we will continue to support ukraine,

irreversible cost to full euro, atlantic integration, including native men, which does nato still stand by. those words were in those as line. so it says that a to be part of a peace deal. now there's never been before and not even in that portion, some of the statements. they've been a pc. what would be done on your brain that's in that piece or to be natal things for this month. many things are part of, of these deals are be made. so uh, but it is never been promised to say do you read anything into what mark route i had to say there is, is this a changing narrative as he facing reality now? he, i mean, he works for washington and clearly in the, in the clip you play, the, the promise was made to, you know, it support ukraine is pursuit of, you know, nato membership. and as long as it takes basically is, what is what they said. and now he reverses himself back to what i said early. i

mean, trump just has these people, you know, running around in circles it's, it's kind of funny to actually observe it. i mean, after, after all these years of not being worked for i r t for so long and we've just been attacked relentlessly. and we basically pursued these, these uh, you know, troops and attacked and just threatened and bank accounts closed. and they also for these things and it's amazing to listen to just to watch it now to watch these people be spun around like this. um, that's what i would read into at that mark wrote that has no saying anything whatsoever. he works for washington. his puppet of washington, and that's basically the whole just of it. all right, regularly with their thomas pen r t contributor thomas. thank you. thanks for having in a conference. germans, provocative comments about by doing buying gas from moscow, failed to get the desired reaction from the chinese foreign minister who chose to underscore his country's comprehensive partnership with russia and response today.

and resar has become what's um, john mccain. uh, once the site is here at the munich secuity conference, china gas station, i would add, it's a gas station with, with an army. and this means you have a, you have a lot of an influence on, on, on ukraine. do you see a possibility now that there is more pressure and finally more pressure to finish this or that form from your end to? so let me assure you, headed out on quote, china and russia are 2 neighbors with a long borderline in the past. are relations have gone through twists and turns, and then the 2 sides drew on those lessons and decided against confrontation or targeting any 3rd country. and based on our mutual trust, we have built a comprehensive strategic partnership. so about china ending gas purchases from russia, or i'd like to ask this if china does not buy gas from russia,

what country will be able to provide then with so much gas product, you don't as to meet the needs of chinese people. it's not possible. and it's not safe because, you know, some countries tend to politicize economic and trade issues and treat them as a tool to suppress china when it comes to regional hotspot issues. china has its own positions all along. we have advocated that all disputes and disagreements should be settled through dialogue. because force and sanctions cannot truly and completely solve the issue. we hope that the us will work in the same direction with us. however, if the us is not willing, if it is bent on suppressing and containing china, then we have no choice but to play along to the end. we will resolutely uphold china sovereignty national dignity and our legitimate development rights. and we will resolutely respond to the unilateral bullying practices of the us since you attempted to well as cross live now to our, to contributor carl john carl,

we just heard there from chinese for mr. wong, the defending his countries relations with russia after quite a provocative question and certainly giving an answer. the west did not want to hear. what are your thoughts on his response? the quality is just stating the facts. china and russia had a strategic partnership law for a long time now. and when president, she's in p and visit him off. copied specifically said the relationship between trying to china. russia is a no limit strategic partnership. and it's always, it's, it's ridiculous for europe to expect china to stop having our normal tre relationship was right. yes. i mean, if, if china, to not buy gas from russia, where is europe going to get rushing gas? you know, as we all know, lot of the rushing gas is being sold to china. india gets repackage and re sell it to europe. whereas, and you have to pay a premium if they stop china from purchasing gas from russia. where is europe going

to get his gas? mm. yeah, absolutely administer wrong. you said no country couldn't supply china with as much gas as rush. so badging when we stopped the imports in china looking out for its own interest. how crucial our russian energy supplies to china is economy. the rock . sure right now is one of the largest supplier of oil and gas to china. let's see . this is very important to china because u. s. navy has stated it, u. s. navy stated, aim is to choke off the side of this energy supplies through the straight on the lock of where is lot of the oil from middle east goes to china. whereas this, the supply line coming from russia is very secure because there's no way for us navy, during the year. are you intercept the gas and oil coming from russia to china because russia and china are neighbors. so this is very strategically important for china

itself to mean to, to keep that pipeline open. one, you also accused other countries of politicizing economic issues to try to put pressure on china. i'm wondering, do you think he was referring to any country specifically? well we, we know that it's traditionally that it's caesar united states or g u on behalf of the united states malware. but in a very interesting time, because trump has specifically said, do you want to wrap up the war in ukraine? and this has throw a lot of european leaders into a tailspin because they, they don't know what to do now for 4 years. they have followed the washington line on ukraine and in regards to their relationship to russia. and now trump is saying, you know what, it was a mistake, the green worries, the mistake we should make peace. and so i think it's still very hard for a lot of european leader to make that adjustment. he also warned that if the us

doesn't consider resolving all disputes to dialogue and continues trying to make time to submit to his will, then badging will respond. was this a threat that he was making, or we're looking at a risk of a potential confrontation in the pacific ocean and shouts out, tennessee between these 2 powers? well, i mean, china has the, has tipped it's powder dried you. china is sold far as size didn't respond to the footpad, sanction against the us sanction. i'll try, you know, well, china has to be very selective on each sciences or mo, most of which are symbolic, which means china has a lot more room and leverage to apply counter sanctioning against us when push comes to shop. speaking of the recent call between presidents put and, and trump the way i know we talked about this yesterday already, but now that more time has passed. do you, how do you see china's role in possible peace negotiations as well?

we already have confirmation from china. uh file. we already have confirmation from china. the china support the, the russia to us. we approach mom and, and then we have the reports on the wall street journal that china offered to be a peace broker up between the 2 and, and possibly offer a venue in b gene for meeting between put and, and, and, and trump, i think this is very a, china is very, very walk can be for this development because china is always stated piece, negotiation should be the goal and, and also what once there's finally peasy duration. this also helped china to further advance it's to which is spelled enroll projects all the way to your all right, we're gonna leave it there are to contribute our carl john. carl, thank you to thank you. all right, before we go,

we have some breaking news to tell you about m. 23. insurgents have reported, they captured another city in the democratic republic of congo, reports and say, the militants have taken because of the provincial capital bordering lawanda. and home to over a 1000000 people for their classes have reportedly flared up in the area. tensions have significantly escalated in the mid roll ridge province after m. 23 fighters dane to control the city of goma. since the beginning of this month, the militants have seized large swaps of territory in the d. r, c's east. all right, and that is going to do for me for now, but to stay with us, my colleague union o'neill will be in next in just over half an hour with more news . just stay tuned on here on our team and ask for that by the

hello and welcome to cross software. all things are considered and peter level, donald trump risk repeating jo biden's disasters and gaza allowing genocide he returned to office claiming to be a peacemaker trumps of words and actions about gods that demonstrate the opposite. what donald trump does now will define his presidency and legacy, the cross talking guys, i'm joined by my guess what i'm in mirandi until around is a professor at the university of the around in rome. we have romano roberto, she is an author and the managing editor of the palestine chronicle. and in toronto, we crossed the esteban curriculum of lopez. he is

a news desk editor at the cradle. all right, cross talk girls in effect, that means you can jump any time you want, and i always appreciated well, how many mirandi and towed in what is trump's gambit here? because if all of us obviously have made it a point in our lives, the follow the tragedy that unfold unfolded in palestine. and you know, trump in, in a few days of is new presidency, has with seamlessly adopted israel's policy of, of expulsion and ethnic cleansing seamlessly. all that's 2 state solution stuff and all oswell and camp day, all of that stuff. it's gone. and to top it all off is a recognition that there is no such thing as a palestinian. he's come so far to go so far backwards mohammed personally, and i may be wrong. i think that tom still wants to seize, hold and selfish interest. and

so i'm guessing, and i may be completely wrong that uh, there's really, really well how to make concessions from its and move away from its maximum of this approach. and the 2nd phase will probably go ahead, but whether that's correct or not, a top has done a huge damage to the united states by pacing this position. he's gain the patriot people across the region and beyond. because the policy, an issue is not an issue for us or for muslims. it is a humanitarian issue. and we've seen people from across the growth low support from east asia to west asia, north africa, south africa, north america.