is that a cisco mama? that's an answer. there's a bit of the across the headlines here with all t as rushes for administer. it is us come to pod, hold a telephone call. dr. washington's request. lensky is coming to terms that a distinctly different future lives with america. now looking for a piece of sun po, pick them up. it's to the dialogue with the inside supplies, which now demonstrates united states to russia pricing. yes. so we are not very happy with it. beyond this, but this as soon as you're sitting question there are other days of washington. so what out support for kids suddenly seemed to be over trump and food, and pulled ukraine's hopes for nato membership. a dash while the usaa is not

realistic. ukraine to consider taking back russians and targets. returning to ukraine's pre 2014 borders is an unrealistic object chasing this, illusionary goal will only prolong the war and cause more software on your head. latest maintain, meantime are in panic mode. this scrambling to be included in the pete folds on ukraine as a representative from the trump administration status, but you are being union will not be sitting at the tape. can you, can you a show this audience that ukrainians will be at the table and your p and will be at the table? the answer that last question, just you framed it? the answer is not the typical story adult the week out over right now. welcome to the weekly program here . life went out to you into the top story for you at this hour. as the lines of communication are wide open,

a rush is foreign ministers to allow for off has spoken with his american counterpart, marco rubio, this over the phone most go sides. washington initiated the talks earlier, mike called a unit on deal. got details with all these on a cf fullerton. now the high profile, cool out of the initiative of the american side as well what's and what's interesting, i'm not so quoting to the russian foreign ministry, of course, a lot of things were discussed and i think we have to go through a few of them on face uh, both parties read around verify with us for awhile or restoring mutually respectful dialogue as well as agreed on keeping regular contacts. including preparing a meeting between donald trump of lot of map who to they've also agreed to maintain a channel of communication to results, problems, information between the 2 countries. i'm what's important here to mention as well, the lab, ralph, and really actually exchange news on ways to put an end to his line. started biopharma back in 2016 on the title of conditions for russian diplomatic missions,

functioning in the us. base policies also re a sense that commitment to corporate on topical issues, international issues including ukraine, the conflict in the middle east as well. i love her up and reveal actually will say, confirmed that regina watts together to restore mutually respectful into state donald's that was set by the 2 countries, fetus, trump and to 10. and they've also agreed to keep a regular context as well. yes. so much involved there is there like embassies could be starting to get bigger again, reopen help, a lot of people in each country just on the issue a piece talks. then that also seems to be building momentum, doesn't it? with dates and locations, not preparing to be finalized. exactly. well, you know, there are many reports in this sense. the latest one we've had is from bloom bug that the contacts groups all set to meet in saudi arabia next week. but most of the

housing consensus yet, uh savanski said actually, well, he put his $0.02 in here as well. and he said that he was unaware of the open invitation and actually took issue. the keys is being side law. and i, you know, what's important to mention here is to negotiate in teams and reports as the and again, according to clean bugs and us special envoy to ukraine cheese kellogg is not on the list. and that raises questions of course. and on that list is actually a reportedly, again, is steve, which calls trump's middle east of envoy who actually negotiated a deal to bring america's monks. so go back to the country earlier this week for the last key housing 5 to put his $0.02 in full of the saying that he's not happy about the polite nature of this dialogue between most kind in washington. this is, if the dialect will be in such a large mental wish now demonstrated united states to

russia. i think yes. so we are not very happy with it. be honest, but this is, this is live. it's actually, i wanted to see this kind of reaction from zalesky to the on folding relations between most garden washington. because from what we've heard on multiple occasions, lensky himself, he was actually opening rude and engaged in name courting a guess. vladimir putin. you might remember those moments as well, but overall from what we see now, the relations between russia and the us a somewhat increasing, but of course we'll have to wait and see. so the laughter off rubio fund goal followed donald trump's historic chat was not important. that was on wednesday at the hour and a half told breaking the ice stuff. the years of 7 contact between the russian and american leadership. a tron shed his thoughts off the words of what he called a highly productive conversation issued comments to reporters on the credit

conflict echoing stones, given by his defense secretary, the likely will not go down to welding. the secretary of defense is excellent. he made a statement today saying that he thinks is unlikely or impractical. i think probably that's true. i think long before president 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 page said today that that's the unlikely, right? we must start by recognizing that returning to ukraine's pre 2014 borders is an unrealistic objective. 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 certain likely and so, but old a diplomatic maneuver and coming out of washington this week is that and so he had quite a bit of incoming messages to balance. notably, most going to washington seemed uncertain about whether keith would actually have any kind of equal footing at the peaceful in the last, you know, i don't think so as long as he's there. but, you know, at some point you're gonna have to have elections to, you're gonna have to have an election to go to most of the skin, which you can negotiate with anyone. leslie's illegitimate, he has no right to assign anything this, 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 and historical perspective. we heard from former virginia state republicans send it over to black and he shed his reaction to these latest diplomatic developments. the president trump spoke for 90 minutes with president prudence. and when, when he announced what had happened, what the discussion was about, he said we'd agreed to work very closely together. we're going to visit both parties, nations. and we're going to start peace negotiations immediately. what is so tell line is that he said we will begin by calling presidents of the landscape to inform them of the com. just so you can see, you have 2 great powers, the us and russia coming together,

talking about the settlement of the war. and you have, you have the landscape viewed as a minor play or keep in mind who's never gotten along very well with the, with president trump. trump is just didn't, didn't have any sort of, of positive interaction with the landscape. this is a combination of, of this effort to or they get into the end of the effort to diplomatically isolate rusher and president person. yeah, so sign is a continued storing of relationships here, a prisoner exchange. that's right, russian citizen, alexander the phoenix, was released from like us prison earlier this week. your thoughtful for more american embassy stuff a month focal has already backed home, know more details on that bit later on the program for now here and i'll tell you donald trump's direct toll to his document food and on ukraine have shaken the core of european bureaucrats and politicians alike is vice president j. d bonds has been

to the munich security conference, which is now into his 3rd day. and he basically gave everyone in attendance quite the dressing down at the conference to prospect a piece of seems to have actually on the set whole lot of music landscape as he encouraged europe to quickly create its own army. and then send that on me to ukraine. it has to become self sufficient, united by commerce, trans, ukrainian, and european. it's not to us then who will stop them hide really? i really believe the time has come. the forces of your must be created. it's a really interesting cool, you cray, not a member of the european union, and you actually saying essentially europe needs its own on the, i mean this is something we've heard before from the european need is present back on the fonts, particularly cold weather. so, but the last few years um, but of course in you, this is an incredibly contentious issue. and in fact,

many does, don't want see europe in ami a tool, including germany's own talent, select all of schultz. he says it's a big fact. no to clean. now has nearly 1000000 soldiers on the weapons. if you count altogether that are relevant for the better future that they, while eclipse park would be better. but they are really eclipse by a bus, them munition bombs and all the, all the kind. and because of this, so it's absolutely clear that the post slow you cream, would have a very strong army. well, however, there all those in europe who uh, preferably likely to grill bold with this idea of having a european no, i mean this includes the polish for administer. who is essentially said the european troops will be needed to be sent to you, craig, and he didn't say nature troops. he said, european troops,

when president trump says that as part of a deal, they will have to be repealed and troops will have to be asked to, to supply them. so, sooner or later we'll have to be involved. this begs a huge question. does europe have the ability to do something like that? we know for decades and decades that was massive and the spending when it came to defense budgets. in fact, from, during his last presidency, he famously came to europe and said, hey guys, you need to start spending more in nature in terms of defend spending, or we're not going to be the ones to protect you any more. so yes, we've seen an increase in defense funding by european countries in the last 2 years, but that is not enough to make up those decades of under spending. and in addition to that, over the last few years, you think about the amount of ministry hardware that is being sent to ukraine. the, as the listed, the ability of european countries for essentially defend themselves. and they're huge studies talking about how essentially the cupboards of fat in europe as

a result of what's being sent to equate. and so is it likely that you can do this? i think many people would say, probably not when it comes to charlotte to piece talks, the trump put in call and everything else that's come since they're there, has, in my sense being denied porting of optimism surrounding it. but it appears not everyone is willing to get run the table. it was really interesting, usually heard us lensky saying at the meaning security conference. but he will only speaks to press a pretend he will speak to any to the else. it's not the russian delegation. it will only be present preaching. well that is a massive 180 degree to and from what we've heard of the last few years where he's point blank, refused to speak to the russian prices. in fact, uh, moving towards with russia. uh, is he going to be able to even get funds to negotiating titles to really interesting to see where he's now coming from? it feels as if every day, perhaps, even every hour. we getting a very different sense. if wesley's lensky is coming from and probably

a lot to that is to do with the white honda that we have seen from him since these a flurry of announcements have been coming from the trunk administration. what's also really interesting is here with the munich security conference. he's also been trying to put the division between the us and you are a percent. you go, we all were looking at us a leaving this. i was just this your, let's do it together because he was point blank. say, you know, when present from cools me about this possible negotiation. he was sidelining, not just ukraine. he was side lining you were to had a most go with pulls. you are a part of the if we, as your opinions don't trust each other. a few days ago, president tom told me about he's going to say so was put him not the ones the to mention that the american needs your at the table put in was one on

one thoughts with america. just like before the war. when they met in switzerland and it looked like to call them up the walt snags, which and we'll try to get the u. s. president. standing on the red square on main, on may 9th this year. not as a respected later, but as a pro, in his own performance. so as the last few doris and she's saying that pitching is going to be using trump is essentially a battery in it. but, but the us doesn't seem to give you much of a carol about this. we've now heard from the us special envoy keith kellogg. this is the guy that is going to try and put together this end to the war in ukraine. and he's 10, ron, he's gone yet. you're not going to be at the table in general. they should not even complain. devices. can you, can your show this audience the ukrainians will be at the table and europeans will

be at the table. oh, are you just change the whole dynamic? pardon or victor, thanks for having us today. i appreciate the answer that last question, just you framed it? the answer is no. or the answer to the earlier part of the questions. yes, of course you can use are going to be at the table. interestingly, we have a goal these over chose about negotiations, possible thoughts in saudi arabia in the next few weeks. but at the same time, we've now had a statement coming up from the g 74 and municipal. they say they will read the looking at during up more sanctions to throw it against most scope. if most go doesn't come to the negotiating table and do a deal. interestingly, bonus 3 is of sanctions hating russia and russia seems to be of no much strong composition that it was back then. so the reality is, after 3 is the sanctions not having the desired outcome. what makes the g 7 think? but, and this thing is going to change that right now to the southern nicole. because as

we go here on the programs where a 2nd round of voting to attack, the next president of the republic about kazi a has been announced this off to none of the 5 candidates on the initial ballot. we're able to secure a majority of the vote as well as cost lot, not to our senior correspondent motor that goes to yet to join us a live on this. but good to see, you may go there in the capital. can you tell us about the voting process, how, how's it going at this point as well, the 1st round ease, ease of what there's going to be a 2nd round due to the fact that uh no, i the cab deposit up. oh, i got a uh a gym but managed to drive up to 50 percent the roads. so there's going to be a 2nd round in about 2 weeks time, but i get, there's a big turnout. 65 percent of the population, which is just over 90000 people who may seem like a very,

very small number. and indeed it is. you, the population of, of katia is less than $300000.00 people. it's, it's a small states that have you have to be sued. economic potential that is tourism. hey, it's a, it's a gym situated on the coast of the black sea. so it'd be a tourist hobbits working 5 times. it's population and terrorist just last year and expect to move this year. so this is a very basic flight going on between the 2 front brothers, the 2 leading cabinets between the room. the 2nd round will be what and what about, what about international reaction? i'm show many parts of the world are watching right now for the 2nd round, the 2nd round of voting so in any, any reaction now from the level community to the next election and not because you as well. first of all, this, this is always going to be

a very passionate election. i've called you are a very passionate people. in the view though it's, it's been up and down in the opposing several needs as being deposed in twos. the most recent to where the president was forced out was just last year. the selection, ease, ease, we off them off of course, given the fact that the states also use the project this invested in the selection, they were very serious with regulations. the central election can basically made, sold the unit violations was as feels as possible to the actual observer here. uh, people from, from all over the world. observing the selection, perhaps a, to the benefit of colleges move in, you know, for the international community. because as i say passions here all high, but everything went up, but it's movie and was this very, very common the,

the observer that we bought as opposed to happy content about how the election when you go to somebody when voting each vote or gets a stamp in their internal passport and this is a guarantee that the same person cannot vote twice if he or she wanted to. so falsification is ruled out upon the things we have seen so far. excellent. people are organized. nothing extraordinary. what's happening. calm, quiet, the vote, the process is taking place in a very high level. i mean, in both aspects of technical and organizing. so i think that everything is okay. and the people for pads you have the possibility to choose freely and to fold freely. so that has been the international reaction to the 1st round of the, the election. see it, you know,

some countries have, have no interest in how things went just that it's a prize. yep. and that, that what elections here is enough reason for them to displease really hard thing because a prize you, for the very was just was 30 years ago against georgia for, for its independence. the people here are tremendously protected with the awesome off of that more of the culture of, of, of the way of life. but for certain states politics from the will of the people regarding the so called presidential elections that took place in the georgia occupied break away region of up cause you on the 15th of february 2025. we recall that the european union does not recognize the constitutional and legal framework in which they took place. ukraine does not recognize the sham elections and abuse

them as part of brushes, systematic efforts to legitimize the pro russian separate history team and occupied georgia and territory. you're the is reinstatement. it's coming from the european union coming from from ukraine. just scott g is because they they both of carried wave. they might have been you know, diving i'm election but much has changed since in the european union. we've seen them cancel it. romania natal election because the cabinet that they didn't want was on will but need the pregnancy in ukraine. there's a president or form a president lensky whose time has expired. who denies any calls for elections? he says that he's crazy and people don't want elections to love. i'm elected the president. so sort of a huge crowd. yes. the reaction to these,

these called the nations from the european union and from you. great. and being human. lots of people to see uh how focusing going up the compared for the next round of elections and they take their lessons from the situation around the world . right. all senior correspondent is about that because they have thank you. all right, off the 8 years behind bars are russian citizen nice on the big nick has been released from the us prison. he's now back here in the event. it was a great one. c, arrive time, his parents with that to see that sounds arrival and must go. i've been excited. he still can't believe he's is finally back in russia. the

nice put ocean yourselves know he's not at the store yet. attorney is now pretty stressful. on the more spreads to a state. so many other states here this semester. well, the nick was arrested in 2017 in greece at the request of america. no, it's all lowercase. there's convicted of a money laundering charges using a bit calling. now he initially denied the charges against him, quoting himself a political prisoner before like agreeing to a plea, deal with american prosecutors. and he was $12.00 to $4.00 former american embassies off a month, focal, who's already back in the states. now the american was convicted in russia, all the drug smuggling about vocal had plugged into us embassy and roger, and enjoyed diplomatic status until what may 2021 we detained in august that year the most go apples. photo pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 14 years. adult drum says them as release as the 1st step towards a much bigger agreement for ending the ukraine conflict. very

fair. very reasonable, not like deals you've seen over the years. they were very fair to leave and order somebody else is being released tomorrow that you will know. but we wanted to get this done very important and see wanted to actually fly over and get mark and get them on properly. because that could be a pretty tough trip. i think this could be the very important element. it could be a big part of it, actually because it could be a big, important part of getting the water over with you grand. and we appreciate person input and see what he, what he did. he was able to pull it off for you. i was able to pull it up here. so it will tell you a little bit more about it tomorrow, but i think we made great progress progress on the war. also getting the worst i want to get the war ended with the timing of the russian apollo mentoring committee

on international affairs leaving it. slootsky says this swap symbolizes an improvement in relations between the 2. next, a lot of the, this is an important shift, not yet a tectonic one, but an important one is towards more intensive communications between leaders, one of the 2 largest to you for your powers, which i hope will never again be at ground 0 school in there. cooperation of what happened in the fight an era should be an example, since you had the, the artificially inflated conflicts who brains, which is today the language stronghold of nazi ideology issue has brought a world civilization closer towards the very destructive past. so you could have ended in a 3rd world war, in which there can be no windows. now the count down begins. hooting is not only the leader of the modern day russian, your press, the button is the new global majority of which has already formed countries of the global south, latin america and africa. it's up in the bricks, countries in the country or some of the european content over to the unipolar world

or the old decisions are made in washington, is a destructive system that led to an increase in global entropy and global confrontation towards the 3rd world war couple won't happen again. we are ready for negotiations on ukraine, but such on the terms that we're already announced by protection. that is one of the notification and liberation. so your legislative framework, the brain has to be protected from elements of nazi ideology, as well as the militarization where your non align status and much more. and we're not moving away from this zalinski with his adequate actions directed against people against humanity board against his own population of students who have become cannon fodder for biden's, in their unhealthy and twisted game against russia has already shown what he is worth. so 10 minutes of dialogue is enough for him to observe, but then we'll see what happens when the real negotiation process begins to europe

using the state of confusion and they didn't expect trauma to window, but they did not expect that events would begin to return to common single, a wife and next story we are taking to the skies as russia, despite the capabilities of his latest 5th generation fight address as 257. this is the arrow in the exhibition on monday. i would say the direct competitor, the american f 35, was also expected to making the parents, but it dropped down to the last moment. open algebra correspondent, orange, and shot him a. is that the shot? this is why t o is the beast that has been catching all the eyeballs here in airline to the, to 57, the

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