the the, the headline to offer you international piece is all the table in saudi arabia and pump diplomats from russia. and the us that set to meet to normalize relations and find the resolution for the brain on p. f is bitterly understanding that the mental provisions are unattainable, and that the new conditions for ending the hostilities and ukraine will be far worse for them. it's a dose of reality as the united nations. it's not a minute that has to be insistence. no discussions for a settlement can happen without the will go on and he's apparently not even on the guest. does your of looks for a spot on the sidelines and politicians hold emotions. he told him powers, but no sign of action is developed. that says hungry lamb's been trying to prolong . we're seeing

a gathering of pro more anti trump frustrated european leaders. we want to stop in agreement from happening on peace. any pray that the hopes are high, the history books will make a note of this day, february, the 18th. there's big things that happening in the world. we've got you covered for all of it right here. going out to international stop story for you. this our straight to saudi arabia we go with the world is watching as pop. american and russian officials are gearing up for an historic meeting. they're going to try and sort out a peace settlement for the ukraine conflict office out. you're going to pick one off, and i'll file this report for us, of course, here in saudi arabia with russia's foreign minister surgical avar off. i'm glad i'm . your board is on while you struck off, have just landed there, set to fold high level negotiations for the 1st time in many years with the united states. so there delegation is headed by us sector of state, marco rubio. obviously a lot is on the agenda. reporting to give you a call,

one of the things that they're going to be focusing on is normalizing relations. the issue of restoring normal relations is on the agenda. so the question is about agreeing on how to start negotiations. for now in this context is we're talking about bilateral negotiations, and frankly, the face with which events are unfolding is quite astonishing. less than a week ago, the president vladimir board and donald trump spoke on the phone. and now we're already here looking at preparations for them to meet, possibly also here in saudi arabia, but let's not get ahead of ourselves for this time. we know that they're also going to be discussing ukraine and according to rushes for municipal lab or i'll be in general. russia and the united states have a lot to talk about with business you. whenever we go into negotiations upon the suggestion of our partners, our primary goal is to listen to them for the, for the president's putting in trump during their phone conversations agreed on the

need to move past the completely abnormal period and relations between these 2 great powers when essentially they were not communicating at all except about some technical and humanitarian issues. the presidents concurred. that dialogue needs to be resumed on all matters that can be addressed with the involvement of both russia and the us. this includes discussions about the situation in ukraine, the middle east, and several other regions around the world that are currently experiencing unrest. therefore, we will listen to our american counter partners, and of course we will be ready to respond. we will report back to our leaders who will make decisions regarding further steps. so quite exciting times for the relationship if between russia and the united states, less not zinc fits minis, thought it was on the verge of collapse. i'll be here as well, obviously, and i'll be making sure to bring you all the latest details from saudi arabia here on r t o. this is those that i see he's making his rounds in the region of the u. a. e

. he's now in turn key aspect folks and the working out the deals of an upcoming prisoner exchange. so while it's all lies on the saudi capital right now, that in sky is essentially trying to remain relevant from the sidelines saying that without t of at the table, the tools mean nothing. ukraine will not take part. ukraine knew nothing about this. and ukraine regards any negotiations about ukraine without you frame as having no results. we cannot recognize any things or agreements about us that took place without us. all this comes as the free money train from washington to key. it really has is ground to a hold according to reports, but us has told you crate and it's now time to pay up. and the bill is enormous. washington repeatedly wants keith to compensate it with 500000000000 for prior assistance that number larger than germany's world war, one reparations, on request critical rhetoric, minerals, various infrastructure,

oil and gas resources. and as this tight tons rushes, i'm positive to be un says any possible agreement with moscow now will be far less advantageous with kia within it was in the past in the way it's a moving p. f is bitterly understanding that the mincing provisions are unattainable, and that the new conditions for ending the hostilities and ukraine will be far worse for them. certainly, we didn't. we all see the developments after the entry into office of the republican us administration. as we have called for over many months, diplomacy has finally been actively brought into the game. regarding e u. countries in the united kingdom are absolutely on faithful to their words. some of those, they cannot be a party to any future agreement on the resolution to the ukrainian crisis whatsoever. present the european politicians are incapable of strategic solidarity lose you. the divides within europe don't concealed the fact that in the event of a cease fire, they intend to re on ukraine and to prepare it for the resumption of warfare.

ukraine today has irrevocably lost, not just the crime media, but also the do net scan. lou gone to the people's republic, and the carson ends up irosia regions of the self proclaimed ukrainian presidents. a lensky loss legitimacy last may be direct the country into a conflict for the advancement of others geopolitical interest at the cost of the lives of hundreds of thousands of ukrainians. 95 percent a few trained in the same cry me a 13 to secede for in 2019 a new president was selected. a popular act of code for low dom is savanski. he ran his campaign on a promise to resurrect and implement minutes to a one in a landslide. i am the man means to um know a ceasefire. the implant has been negotiated and agreed in his temple. but then

as the british prime minister, far as johns arrived and keith with a message and a lot of media, a word in your yeah, a forget just i'm bowling minute schedule that between you and me. this will suits the americans down to the ground. they think it will, we can russia so it's been decided to continue it for as long as it takes and um, just between you and me from where it takes the best. well, let's, let's have this conversation further with, i'll guess i'll, i found out a bruno, a senior risk of consulting a gold state analytics as basically into a political risk consulting firm. and i found through a very good morning to you from one of us here at archie. it must go. you know, the days we're living in right now, one is hopeful the history books will make a note of what we say, particularly today on this day. the 18th of february,

these peaceful ps kicking off theoretically to day in riyadh saudi arabia. but we know that ukraine is not invited to these tools. we also know that savanski is essentially courting them, illegitimate. so peculiar style and perhaps for him to take on this what, why do you think he's reacting in this way as well? um, as the some i always have noted on it when in the last days of hitler. uh, he too probably would have refused to accept a piece, a compromise deal, you know, until the very last moment he was fighting. so i think this is actually to be expected and quite normal. the question is, of course, once the united states decides to cut off the funds to ukraine and the supply of weapons, it would be over an amount of days because they won't have the salaries to, to, to pay the soldiers. they won't have the salaries to pay the government officials or to bride the officials. i don't know. apparently the levels of corruption that

i've been uncovered are unbelievable. they. they found the evidence of foreign accounts belonging to some officials move in with millions of dollars that being says, so the allegations of corruption, all of a sudden are emerging at the same speed at which the promise of peace is, is emerging. i mean, this is really becoming re, uh, as a fact. what we could have had, of course, 2 years ago, i was actually sorry, almost 3 years ago now in march of 2022. just a month after the war began, when, but boris johnson showed up and ruined that possibility. had trump being the president, probably that would not have happened and we, we, the war would have been stopped short perhaps the world would never have started. so, i mean, these are preparatory talks,

but it is truly indeed what's truly uh, what is, what shows the determination of the us to achieve something important part is that they are bi lateral and they've eliminated the 2 parties that has to continue to. so some strange reason to hold to nothing to hope, but to believe that you crank when or at least that's what they're telling the they don't do that they've done anything that would even leave the b s best spewing out less time to go. and you know, what might they haven't believe it's an age and you can go back to what? 20. 232023 ukraine circled, spring, offensive, and summer offensive ukraine or nato and america. they've been losing ever since the spring or summer of 2023. and here we are now in 2025. i think that lensky is kind of thing as many people are saying. meantime, by the way, just quickly we keep leaks on veiling washington dc. right now, the top searches on google and washington people trying to understand how to delete

my hard drive, how to wipe my hard drives, how to believe shit, all these anonymous people in washington right now on google searching how to wipe the hard drive. meantime, zalinski is not even invited to these piece tools, as you say, these early piece folks in saudi arabia. talk to me about the american delegation, senior us officials, marco rubio, but not keith kellogg, and that's from ukraine. and boy, why do you think catalogues being left out as well? color views on, on russia, perhaps as different than trumps. in fact, many were surprised that kellogg was appointed. but i think a rubio is a point. he was an unexpected choice for secretary of state. there are suggestions that they wanted that the trunk family wants to vacate the senate seat, the holes in order to have one of the trump. uh uh,

i think one of his daughters run in florida. so rubio is more um, so we say devoted to trump. i think the, the rubio is more quite honored to be in the post and he will do everything uh to, to please trump i, i think that's the, that's the calculus the so he's more grateful of and he will, it could be trusted to do exactly as the trumpet says, yeah, a general perhaps home is not a custom to receiving orders rather giving them. so i think that might be one of the good reasons. uh huh. certainly, trump is determined to, to get something done to that's for sure. and i think russia will end up with more than just some of the parts because they can, they will have demands of their own. i mean, the sort sort of jumping just,

i mean you, you bring me to an amazing point here. i'm really curious if you can help me understand this. i'm kind of running low on time, but when it comes to top so concessions or, you know, these whole piece agreements, what is that russia should give to the western side. when is the western side that has sucked out the russian economy through moving 20000 sanctions cut off the north stream, tried to destroy the rubel stole 350000000000 euros. i'm trying to understand what the hell should russia give to the west and the side of these talks? well, that's the thing. russia is probably not willing to give anything other than the cessation of hostilities. and i think time rush out could demand. maybe even odessa or other parts of the black sea. so the order to secure the blacks, the cars are the, which is this is what people want is for so long after all. um, i was speaking to some people noticing that some right now what we have the u. d. u

has essentially become something like the coalition of 2 tonic nights to try to invade russian 1240 and were defeated by alexander netscape. this is because they the you has let essentially, the baltic states guide their policy. yeah. so i think rush that will demand concessions on that front. the, the, the, the baltic states have to stop the barking, the, the, and the one truly, i don't know why the, you has handed over the control to, uh, a 2 to 3 countries that together i don't think even the amount of 2000000 people. yeah. well said in the us on the was a senior risk consulting, a gulf state analytics with a very refreshing point of view. really appreciate your time and you call my teams account at all. thank you very much, bye. well the issue is looking a bit like a deer in headlights, the reality truck just headed at full speed lead is gathering and powers for an

emergency meeting to figure out how to react to the us, taking them out of discussions to result of the crate and conflict at the meeting basically came to an end without any result. so london scrambles on and is now calling for british forces to be deployed a new cray now is part of a potential peace deal. europe must play its role and per pet consider committing purchased forces on the ground. alongside off those. if there is a loss to increase the agreement, but the must be a us back stop. because a us security guards, it is the only way to effectively deter russia from attack. can you create a good a let's get more details. of course you will have to of course, one of the study by for awesome powers that she has. good morning, charlotte, that guy to a stomach. he can't do anything right at all. i just, you know, it's entertainment value watching him flip flop left, right. in the sense that given the details about this a e u leaders luncheon,

if you would. yeah. that's why europe seems to be at will with itself know over the plans that are being made. should that be peace or should they not be pacing ukraine then? is that 3? why are we at the table? they've been completely frozen now. those 2 cuz that didn't take place later today inside you re be not happy about it. in fact, so interesting me. they held their own meeting and it wasn't even all of the 27 men based on the, you know, this was the big guns. this was products, this was colon, this was germany and of course the u. k. know the even name european union being invited to the table to, to move top plans that pretty much the americans are not bothering to listen to. cuz if they would, these goings would be in saudi arabia today for those tools between the us and russia. and quite frankly, then no, we know that the us special envoy, keith callo could said, too many cooks for the pro. and that's exactly what happened in paris. no agreement

made. in fact, some leaders so angry, they even stormed out of the room because they weren't happy with this idea of these piece capers from europe and the k being sent into crane. some suggestions would be, the $100000.00 police keeping troops would be needed, where they'll come from the huts, anybody's guess, but new agreement, terry paris, we had president mac cole who held this meeting at the lease, a pilot saying, you know, russia was the grass. so he must, and it's aggression. but also at the same time cooling trump as soon as that meeting was over. but to say, hey, present something is what we've discussed on the side just in case you're interested. he's not present michael, and also saying you needs to accelerate its defense spending. so it's still quite a focus point to be regarding the war in ukraine, from him,

him being supported by us and the volume delaine. also saying that you needs to have peace through strength. and not she said means bumping up the defense spending . now, nato's chieftain, you up the guy who was telling them the other day, don't complain that window at the table come up with ideas at he says you are is willing to stand up. this is marco to however, know details i think. and that's just interesting. what's the point in these heads coming together? not all 27 to view opinion, but the big guys and even they can't agree on what to do. in fact, i mentioned one lee, this storm dial took that meeting unhappy with caste almost proposals from the u. k . that was the gym and the chancellor full of schultz who uh, just so i'm this idea said this is just workable suits. so equipment is fairly screwed on. it is completely premature and completely the wrong time to have

this discussion now and finish. i'm even a little irritated by these debates. if i have to say, people are talking here about possible variance of outcomes over the heads of ukraine is just about the outcome of piece talks that have not taken place. and with which ukraine has not said yes is that is not sat at the table. this is highly inappropriate to put it bluntly and honestly, we don't even know what the outcome was. be. we have this and gotten distrust of that gets assign dropped. well, paula lynn sparren minnes stells. so saying that it was likely that poland would need to send troops, other european countries with need to send troops to quain having those boots on the ground and said that that is likely to be a request that comes from the us. and of course, if that request does come from the us, they can hold say no. so pushing some of these countries in a difficult position. so those are the whole dish points of being put the rules. so those who not at the table, as i said,

many european countries note that to put that $0.02 with and protecting those countries that have cooled for an end to this conflict. now for many years, these are the ones that say, hey, we wrote these piece tooks to take place. it doesn't matter if we're not at the table. the reality is something needs to shift at this point and it's better to end the fighting thing to continue to complain. and one of those voices was hungry. the country's foreign minister repeating what we've heard from the countries either victor open so many times that has to be peaceful and this conflict that there are those gathering and parents who have been constantly point oil into the fire in the last 3 years. then a follow to failed strategy. so in the past 3 down the 40 countries that have continuously post a threat, escalating the war with their policies today. and parents all are seeing a gathering of pro war little anti trump frustrated european leaders who want to stop and agreement from happening on peace and ukraine management contract so that

we are supporting donald trump's efforts and the us rush of topics year 14. yeah, so the ongoing farm is the saying it still compl. busy being stopped, trying to throw the baby out with a ball for to the realities. the big guys are at the table. russia and the us will meet, obviously late to inside the and meanwhile, here in europe here in paris, just even a handful of your pain. they just couldn't find a way to see i to i, to move forward on the situation when it comes to you. quite another thing that just says a lot about that being too many people involved in these decisions. and that is why the us says it wants to speak directly with russia to add too many chips and not enough indians does not correspond to try to do, but if you live in paris. meanwhile, one of russia is the largest oil pumping stations was attacked overnight. on sunday, by a swarm of ukrainian drones, the company tossed with operating the facility claims the attack deliberately

targeted its personnel, the crow pumpkin sky, oil pumping station, located in the cool, cuz this region of coupon is the largest c p. c, oil pumping station in the russian federation. all shareholders of the international consortium, including representatives of companies from the us and europe, had been notified about the terrorist attack on the civilian facility by you a bees. this is a yet another terrorist attack. let's call it what it is which was executed by the key of regime in the early hours of months, a bunch of this time for then skis, the militants have actually targeted american and european interest trends. and let me tell you why. first of all, the ukranian drones are filled with the metal projectiles and explosives attacks the facility which pumps mainly oil from american and european companies. fruit because i've done the crowd, boston sky oil refinery, is the most important hub for the transportation of oil for the caspian pipeline

consortium. also known the cdc, it's located approximately 230 kilometers away from the port of number sees for which russian oil is pumped. so an accidental attack is absolutely out of the questionnaire because it's really far from any other fuel and energy facilities. now, as for the shareholders of the caspian pipeline consortium, well, they include international companies, the, where the us ownership and that's the 24 and quarter percent says $62400000.00 tons of oil or pumped for the cdc in 202411.7 percent of which came from russia and 88.3 percent from cars like star. now, the last user behavior is well really unpredictable. at this point, especially the following, the events had been unix security conference, most going, washington are about to begin their talks on the settlements of the crating costs

as well as the lensky is c, the little left on the sidelines at the moment. she likes to be a loose cannon. if you will, mind you. even before donald trump took over the oval office, the united states had asked valencia to limit his strikes, those too not to drive off port royal price as well. trump said that the oil would play as leverage on russia, if it did not sit down at the negotiating tables. and as he seems to have done just the opposite. in this case, he drove up oil prices and damaged the american interest as well. now despise it, as is a self destructive, ashton's he continues to enjoy support from the european union. but the most of the officials there seems to be a little boy and to the fact that the reactions of every g bar actually hers in europeans themselves. after all, the latest attack does indeed hurt european interest as well. oh no, immediate. and the direct reaction from zalinski is european fans at this point in

time. but we should hardly be expecting any reaction any time soon because for the e. u. officials very darling can do absolutely anything, as long as it hurts, flush off this monday, mocking the grim milestone of 500 days since somebody so tucked israel and october 2023 rallies are being staged across the country with the demonstrators demanding of the hostages. still held in gaza and not for go. the motions are running high here at television, hostages, square families of the 70 suite remaining have the keys, a friends that so they've been just the ordinary citizens are making they believe susan heard here. tonight's the monday thing. urgent action from the government, they are not happy with the current space exchange. steel beer calling to bring the hostages home. now, monday, march 500 days since they have to for 7 for tanks,

one have massive, trusting to israel, and could maps 251 people. so far. 182 hostages housing returns 141 and life. 41 to seize with 73, remain in to give it to you at least 37 of them, i believe, to be alive and kicking for them. but the heart of the common ration today as 500 minutes past one minutes for each day and contribute to those relieves have shared harrowing accounts of the time and the gaza strip painting a picture of help and humane conditions and families of those still held some of them are gathered here to night and just ordinary citizens, they say time is running our lives shortly or been to maintain yahoo, we have been able to speak to some of them tonight. let's take a listen to what they have to say. i came here today because after 500 days,

you can do nothing about this day. no 500 days and help you get a shout to go to spread the message or there need to need to come home. it's about the pressure of the government, the, the we show the support with the families and on the other end the showing some sympathy and the appreciation to the family that to make those victims. so we think it's kind of like a mixture. we still are waiting for the 2nd phase of the deal which has not been formed, which is not even starting to for the come uh to take for him. and so it needs to happen. file is he can hear lots of anger and frustration in the meanwhile, israel security cabinets meet monday evening to discuss the 3 of the gas a cx, 5 deal that has went over the remaining hostages, dad, and the lives supposed to be returned. and the 2nd phase for phase v is also meant to signal the end of the war or something. benjamin's and yeah,

has resist that feeling backlash from. he's all right, coalition partners, inspection of the motor restaurants in earlier a to raise the government and leave the call. listen if the war doesn't was you, but it's washington calling the shots right now. president trump, to the leasing, who insisted over the returns. but the 2nd phase is absolutely going to hold taishan and that you want to save group 1. 1 thing is really the negation is huge, leads to con road to negotiate the tires with well allowance for continuing to time . yeah. who is making strong warnings to him? us, we have a common strategy and we can always share the details of this, the strategy with the public, including when the gates of hell will be open, as they surely will, if all our hostages are not released until the last one of them here. and it's on yahoo! is that going trial, whole issue that belong to somebody else in the head of the last postage exchange.

release everyone, it was a hell will break loose as direct threats to end the seas far speaking with another event since then. yeah. whole so in boss trump's controversial plan to really cade guns to 1000000 residents and bring the territory on the us administration. lars to the risk. but to be given to us is not the we to be the boss. we try to me. so we know so that i was with over 40000 palestinians, killed and hundreds of his really soldiers at hostages last as many to make it and

died. think of it to him, the guy, the streets since the nap was suddenly the framing of trump's plan as a soul patient is actually raising eyebrows predicts on you. he's most focused on his political survival rather than the lives of the faith of god. and while the discussion health plays for gambling making headlines, a nice role that has been leaks, the mass has agreed to relinquish control of gaza to the tally studio. for sealants they allegedly confirmed and alexa sends to the p l. o. well, we cannot seem dependent, please verify this information. our services confirmed and a role in women's exist though, you know, in the middle east. verbal deals main little but the home hasn't. we want to dismiss this idea in system gases for life neutrons quiet and last week and yet in his life, responding to the news, he moved down on the vision of a new garza, with its faithful relocated on its lands. we perfect the faith of the hostages.