it's not the same, doesn't or just the, the god, the ceasefire deal is in jeopardy after israel suspends the release of over $600.00 palestinian prisoners despite a mazda delivering on it's part of saturday swap. we got reaction from palestinians who are waiting for their loved ones. we were shocked as usual funny occupations way of dealing, hurting the families, tormenting them in the prisoners. the conversation was very useful. we not only listened but also heard each other. and i have reason to believe that the american side has begun to better understand our position. russian and us diplomats hold their 1st face to face talks in years as the trump whitehouse seeks to reset relations with the kremlin and put an end to the crane conflict with the dividing administration for a vote,

which was the protesters class with police and for land on the eve of a snap election that's expected to see chancellor co op sold leave office, while the alternative for germany party hopes to net strongest result indicates the just afternoon here in the russian capital and you're watching the weekly on our to international. i'm your host donald quarter. welcome to the present. our top story home off has accused israel a violating the cease fire with gaza and their prisoners swap deal as, as benjamin netanyahu ordered to postpone the release of over $600.00 palestinian prisoners even after him. off handed over 6 hostages, as agreed on saturday. here's how these rarely prime ministers office justified the

moon. in light of her mazda is repeated violations, including the ceremonies that humiliate our hostages and the cynical exploitation of our hostages for propaganda purposes. it has been decided to delay the release of terrorist that was planned for yesterday until the release of the next hostages has been assured and without the humiliating ceremonies. israel was expected to release the over 600000 prisoners after him on some of these things is rarely as hostages as part of the ceasefire agreement. but when its turn came, israel decided to put a part of the exchange on hold to sparking outrage throughout palestine, especially among the families of the prisoners waiting for them in gaza and the west bank and the report for 16 years. we have been waiting for this day, hoping for the release of our son like the other prisoners, this suffering today is a continuation of the suffering we've enjoyed over the years of his imprisonment. as we were shocked, as usual by the occupations way of dealing,

hurting the families, tormenting them, and the prisoners level corner. not that today, all the families of the prison estate and the governor rate. we will not leave this place except to ensure the safety of the families and will arrange for a whole night for them. the code that has seeped into the souls will not be eased by any one given the difficult circumstances they have enjoyed and live through the day. the release was stopped at the very last minute to the way to the palestinian prisoners had already boarded the buses to leave a mouse has condemned a 0. it's using it all violating these, these fire agreements. and that's called on the international mediators to pressure the country into fulfilling it's part of the deal. we believe that again, these are the 2 games from the right wing government to sabotage and undermine the deal to send a message of willingness to go back to war. this game, after how much release the 6 is really hostages,

they were shown overjoyed and thinking that a former captors by it is or says that they were acting under duress and has been in general fiercely criticizing so much for the way they have been conducting these exchanges staging public ceremonies displaying the coffins with the bodies of the victims inside. and the posters are depicting delight being this of benjamin. nothin yackel with bangs and blood on his face. and earlier how mazda is also sparked outrage when they released the bodies. the 4 is really hostages, including those of 2 children and their mother. and these really forensics couldn't confirm her identity. said that that could have been possible because the family was still buying their idea of air strikes, targeting the building where they were being held at the time. so her remains could have gotten mixed up with the remains of other victims. in the meantime, thousands of his release have taken to the seats of tel aviv demanding that the stories stick to their part of the deal release the palestinian prisoners during for the wellbeing of those is rarely hostages. still being kept by how much for

tear reform is democratic factions, spokes person. dimitri de leon e told me that the is really prime ministers move is aimed at clinging to power. so the only way out for him is to create an excuse to stop the the, to hold the exchange process and, and to, by the way, uh, tried to save his goal. sure. let's remember that the 2nd most important person in the governmental goal issue and then israel, the self admitted fascist best seller, smoke judge. uh, threatened to leave the government. if the 2nd phase i'll be in agreement a to z, z is rarely genocide and guides that took place this. the 2nd phase starts next week. so uh, and then, you know, also aims at for political reasons,

internal domestic, political reasons for this agreement show. he can have a bite time to salvage whatever he can of his government and hopefully for him, maintain disclosure and that keeps him empower and keeps him away from jail as corruption charges. i wait for him as soon as he leaves office. all eyes were on re add this week as the saudi capital hosted historic talks between top diplomats from russia and the united states. it was the 1st such sit down in years and the trump administration seeks the deal to reset relations and end. the ukraine conflict for good russia as foreign minister held the negotiations that lasted more than 4 hours a go to do marco rubio, particularly emphasize the fundamental importance of each country being guided by its national interest. these national interest, of course, will not always coincide. it is very important to regulate these discrepancies the

conversation was very useful. we not only listened, but also heard each other. and i have reason to believe that the american side has begun to better understand our position. so i came away today convinced that they are willing to begin to engage in a serious process to determine how and how quickly and to what mechanism can have and be brought to this war. i think it's important to have this meeting because we haven't really had much engagement with the russians for almost 3 years. and it's, that's the table for future conversations. how that turns out will be up to the parties and their willingness not just to make commitments but the live by them. uh, that will be tested. the marathon talks brought in agreements to establish a bi lateral consultation mechanism while normalizing the functioning of mutual diplomatic emissions on ukraine. the russians and americans decided to a point teams that will work towards a peace deal. well, most gallon washington also modeled over rebooting geo political and economic cooperation after the military conflict and both sides pledge to stay

diplomatically engaged from now on. lot of his lensky, on the other hand, was not invited to the negotiations about ukraine and saudi arabia. he later claimed that he was actually planning to visit, re add the next day, but decided to reschedule the trip to march, apparently because he doesn't agree with the inside line from this weeks tops. doesn't mean the united states is discussing with russia the ultimatum that put in set at the beginning of the full scale war. again, about ukraine without ukraine. i wonder if we didn't accept such ultimatums at the most difficult moment. it's why are we likely to do it now? gimme nimble american investigative journalist, ben swan gave us his take on the prospect's unfolding and did the new did tons between moscow and washington. one of the things that makes this entire dialogue is so important between the western russia is that they didn't talk only about ukraine,

which is interesting because for the past 3 years, we've seen that the united states doesn't talk to russia at all. but when we talk about russia, it's a completely singular, we only talked about one issue to warn ukraine. and so one of the things that we see in this discussion that was very important was an entire discussion about gaz problem and about energy. the fact of the united states is talking about working with russia and getting investment into guys from and working on energy projects with russia is not just stunning. the reporter. so there a minute ago, a week ago, a lot of people wouldn't believe in this conversation would be happening now. a year ago, a lot of people thought might have thought this conversation would never happen again. the idea that the us is talking about energy ideas with russia at a time when europe sadly need both watching the energy and americans energy and the united states is trying to really build out its energy profile. i think it's a pretty remarkable moment. so that's a very important moment. again, this discussion going far beyond just ukraine, but also talking about bigger issues about russia in the united states. the united

states saying they want to see americans being able to invest in russia and russian companies able to act in the united states. again, this is something that a year ago, 2 years ago wasn't even discussed. us president, turn the tables on the embattled ukrainian leader this week. as donald trump called vladimir zalinski, a dictator without elections. the new white house wants compensation for all the money spent on the military conflict that was provoked by the, by an administrative shit. once he has reportedly refusing to sign a pay back deal even as the proposed terms, keep getting worse for him. trumpet said he's literally sick and tired as lensky is bickering. the united states is given $350000000000.00 because we had a stupid in top, but it's president and administration. so we're asking for rarer than oil any the we didn't get a big watching him negotiate with no card says no cards add. you get sick of it,

you just get sick of it. and i've had it. and he did made a deal with us for rivers and things. man who knows what rivers is worth, see, you know, but at least it's something and who knows what else? who is, who knows, they even have it, but we made a deal with the river, it's and secretary of treasury, a very good guy actually went there. and they couldn't even come close to get a good deal done. and frankly, i wish he didn't go there waste all of his time like that, but they couldn't get close. they met. right. and then when he wanted to get in close says he was unable to meet them again. but so, so just of wasted trip, indeed, jewish trip to i didn't like it that he was doing it because you know, he's a good man. i didn't want him to be put himself under danger because that

a feeling something like that would happen. the, despite vladimir zalinski is hostility towards the minerals deal, the us treasury chief insists the agreement will benefit you crate. scott best and also stated it was the lensky himself who actually proposed an american stake and the resources months before the u. k. deal was even size. we discussed the latest developments with former us trade official. steve deal was zalinski was desperate. he was willing to sell to anybody who would, would keep the arms keeps you munitions, go and keep the award going. because once it ends his time and his value made and very abruptly as well as i think that was a desperation cell and and again won't necessarily, but stand the test of time and get to my present drop is already made it clear that, that he's not as completely committed to going forward with nato, providing that defense supposedly not offsets, as has been being played out lately, but not necessarily funding data going forward when the us is, you know,

funding over half. and you've got these countries that are failing to even do the 2 percent, much less of the 5 percent of their gdc that he's asking us to. us says okay, fine. but do you want those? where is minerals where you're going to come up with the money stig, steve, this child's life, going in a way that doesn't end up with russia taking all of you currently? yeah. well, we know that there's at least 2 dates that have been invited to the problem. there may be more, he's promised everybody, every thing and now it may be time to deliver. it's extreme scott, because that is now saying today that there is a d o n. while i hope it is, you're moving in that direction. i want to see the jet, the devil in the details because you know, the executive summary sounds pretty good. but when you get into the actual details, it may not be what we think it is. and again, you've still got to deal with the, the d, all of it. so let's catch up with united kingdom as well. in other news, germans are taking to the polls in a crucial federal election. today, the stakes are high and emotions have been boiling over. protests turned violent,

even in berlin. on the eve of the snap boat, the german capital streets had been rocked by rifle rallies of left wing and tea pot and right wing a of the supporters. the latter party is projected when it's the biggest ever share of the national boat. the federal power crisis has been escalating ever since chancellor olaf sholtes has coalition collapse in november is widely expected to leave office after today's vote. and here's our 2 contributor, rachel marsden with more the big national election in germany this weekend. only the 4th snapped parliamentary election to take place since world war 2. because hey, why wait for the government's 4 year expiration date to come around when it's thinking up the whole joint like forgotten, sour coat in

a bavarian heat wave back in 2021. chancellor oil. i've schultz took charge with his traffic light coalition made up of his red, social democrats, greens, and yellows, centrist free democrats, and well, the yellow light unplugged itself, you could say causing the government to crash. so now instead of germans being relegated to just yelling at that one key traffic light, they now get a chance to avail themselves of an electoral off ramp. so heading into the final structure of the campaign, the center, right christian, democrat, opposition has been cruising along in the lead ahead of the anti establishment. right? alternative for germany party or a f d with some wondering if they will be like kind of a game show contestants who makes a surprise. final search. meanwhile, schultz is social democrats. have been doing it out with the greens for 3rd place. glory. oh yes, the greens, a party whose results were so pitiful with single digits and regional elections

late last year that its leaders reside. because apparently those german voters in the east had bigger priorities in mind as germany, the industrialized and trading. they are gas heating for wind and their bmw will use for bicycles and shots as for administer the particularly geometry challenges green and the lead. a bare bach for once confused to $180.00 degree. turn with a $360.00 is apparently just as good at geography and started talking like she was chief diplomat of ukraine, even vowing to defend ukraine from germans and the rest the shots. his cabinet was like, uh yep, sure. sounds good to us. if i give the promise to people in ukraine, we stand with you as long as you need us. then i want to deliver no matter what my german vote a thing, but i want to deliver to the people of you train isn't all guns, cardinals. we are very clear with our message to ukraine, but also to the russian aggressive. we will support ukraine as long as necessary.

that's all the ukraine must not lose the score. what is at stake here is the future of the european quarter of peace and freedom. joyce, we stand by ukraine sides. shoulder to shoulder is the door to a desk. germany support for ukraine will not cease. we have made provisions struck the defense deals and secured the funding in good time so that ukraine can continue to fully rely on us in future. turns out that all of that was just a convenient cover for transferring tax pay or cash into the coffers of german defense companies. like ryan metal whose economic fortunes have had it in the opposite direction from the average germans, or even the average german industries with the economy contracting again. last year the german tax payer was also supporting a giant e u slash fund called the european piece facility into which germany pay some of

the all around $7100000000.00 euros the it's leaders say it earmarked for you. right? berlin has to then apply to brussels to get some of that money back in exchange for digging through. it's old john sitting in the military attic and sending it over to ukraine, where russia then blows it up, sparing germany the guilt of the massive carbon footprint of just dump it in the nearest landfill. and then hey, what do you know? god is fill up those plots. it's again with some new weapons now because hey, war might be hell. but it can also apparently be a fantastic spring cleaning program. and this, this whole weapons garage sale scheme that ultimately blew out schultz as traffic light. because back in november, schultz told his finance minister christian ledner to earmark another 3000000000 for german weapons for you prayed, and lender said to just give here more hand me downs, which just happen to be taurus long range missiles that could start world war 3 of

key of fires them into russia and shot said, uh no thanks. maybe it is a little bit risky to bet on cabs uh, competence. since even broken down german tax for reportedly being made even more broken. if that's even possible. apparently it is when the radians tried to repair them, so when they're then bailed right out of their shots as coalition and took his yellow traffic light with them shows thing called for a non confidence vote against himself tossing himself under the bus before anyone else could do it for him and ultimately resulting in the dissolution of the parliament by the german president in december and welsh, alters exit sounded a lot like the going away party for the guy at work, who always microwaves, fish in the office kitchen. well, actually it's just a whole lot. schultz has been the worst chancellor. the federal republic has ever had. germany is in the deepest, most severe economic, financial energy and migrant crisis,

auto body or parliament faction has just discussed this. even though there wasn't much to discuss sense that we will support shots in the confidence votes, except for 3 persons worried friedrich merits might become a war chancellor. but the whole of charles showed again today that he has no strength for funded mental changes in his answers completely failed to address the problems of inadequate fitness before economic competition about this in front of a z. the dispute. mr. chancellor, a rose because you were not able and not willing to hold together a coalition of the s p d greens and f d p which was no longer fit together at the front time the the way you behave, but your opinion level is embarrassing. they are embarrassing germany. it's embarrassing how you behave and the european union seems like ever since charles has been packing for his potentially imminent trip into the political wilderness.

this have some time to think about how maybe it's not such a great idea to treat the german military industrial complex like it's standing on the street corner, shaking you 10 top with an eye patch bagging of brother would you please spare time for you? frame, especially when the average urban citizen is being browbeaten by german and european leads into sharing showers to save energy, for example, because they're told that it will help defeat put in on the battlefield. i had suggested expanding military aid at some point, but if you do that, you also have to say where the money is coming from. i'm against us taking this from pensions. i'm against us doing this through cuts to local governments against us investing less money in railroads and roads. so you have to finance that. additionally, that's a quite fee of pay for any $1.00 that seems to have manifested during schultz is uh, tire track back massage, something the current front runner murtz has yet to experience as

a zooms along on you talking point auto pilot, my personal view and my willing is still and remains to deliver within a european coordinated framework of delivering more veterans to the tooth to ukraine. so what's the next for salts after the selection? he says, he only has one thing in mind. and let's just say that his chances for that are about as good as ending up as angelina is always and ex husband does pump, is your plan be to become a lawyer again? so again, that's not plan be my, my plan a is to be elected. chancellor again i'm so give you. i don't think there will be anything else off to the chancellor shifts as often that i would like to become an ordinary citizen. again redone. oh, okay. so he wants to just be an average german citizen or fine. we'd be able to enjoy all the fruits of his own policies, like a drain circling economy and skyrocketing cost of living. all righty then. so the wild card in this election is the right wing anti establishment a f

d party. now in 2nd place nationally after some eastern regional election victories late last year and making statements like this. we want peace and ukraine. we don't want arms deliveries. we don't want tanks. we don't want missiles, we don't want taurus, missiles for ukraine, that would involve germany in the war. i say to friedrich merits. if he really wants to supply weapons, then he can also volunteer to fight and not hand over our soldiers to the suicide mission. he should go there himself, along with high back with anton hoff rider with anna lena bear bock, they should go to ukraine themselves and leave our people and our soldiers in peace . some german politicians have tried and failed to ban the f d o, right? but at least one former top you official and champion of democracy has openly bragged that there are always um, certain measures that can be taken, you know,

just like in romania where a right wing candidate dared to win the 1st round of a lot options before democracy was suddenly saved by canceling that 1st round altogether. i told the let's wait and see what happens and for the time being, let's keep our cool and enforced our laws in europe. we need to be aware of the risk that our laws may be circumvented. and that if they are not enforced, it could lead to interference. we did it in romania, we will obviously have to do it if necessary. in germany, you long mosque has jumped into the mix platforming and promoting the eff these policies on his x platform, which has absolutely delighted the european political leads. i'm just kidding. they're losing their minds completely over it. at the munich security conference, us vice president j events call out the german and you establishment treating basic western values like ca calls while they ride around flirting with a talk or see. and he specifically invoke their treatment of the a f d. what german democracy, what no democracy, american, german,

or european will survive, is telling millions of voters that their thoughts and concerns their aspirations, their please for relief are invalid or unworthy of even being considered democracy. russ, on the secret principle, that the voice of the people matters. there's no room for firewalls. you either uphold the principal or you don't. while he was in town, that's also met with a f, the leadership skipping and meeting with shultz entirely because well, he says that schultz is on his way or any way, a better thing to do, i guess. and that's really all it took for the german establishment to start wailing about for an election interference. a commitment to never again is therefore incompatible with support for the a f d. that is why we will not accept outside is intervening in our democracy in our elections and in the democratic formation of opinion. on behalf of this policy,

the i'm of the connor from the americans are questioning democratic instead to sions, and they are interfering quite openly in an election, including in relation to democratic tardies and their majorities in okay. and i have to say it disturbs me. it doesn't surprise me because they've talked about this before, but i firmly reject it. it's not the job of the american government to explain to us here in germany, how we should protect democratic institutions and our son. and we will continue on our course and continue on our course, se, and uh, what course is that exactly the scenic fruit to economic ruin, or the express lane off a cliff. either way, buckle up because it looks like we're about to find out in short order a martin who is coming your way in just about half an hour here on our team international. the

hello and welcome to worlds of parts for the 1st time since the end of the cold war, the united states has engaged with its proclaimed adversary, russia without setting any value laden for conditions signifying july. this change in america, diplomatic and co suspense. is it likely to fold and be extended to all the nations? well, to discuss that, i'm now joined by as much as he to saying. so you have format, practice studies, senator and chairman of the tack this on china institute. it's a great honor for me to talk to thank you very much for your time. thank you. it's my pleasure. welcome to fuck a song. thank you. it's amazing to be here,

especially at this point of time. i do want to discuss the recent changes in american and global politics video because i know that even before trump won his 2nd term, you were in the minority and claiming that it wasn't just the around the show man. but he had a genuine potential of bringing some positive change in global affairs. i used to have some mistake about that. no, i'm very pleased with the what happened in the united states of america on 5th to november, a victory of trump, which i predicted a year in advanced and also supported from that he would be good for world peace. why? first of all, he is the 1st american president of the john f. kennedy, who does not represent the american security establishment in for the deep state. and the stablish mind is against to so these are both guy shows. there is a section of his wire view. what does he stanfull? he has no record body. if he is sort of watered longer,

he wants to end all wars. he doesn't see enemies like the american establishment does. he says president fulton is my friend, jim john. one is my friend. she didn't think is my friend that's positive. you also have an outreach and a good relationship with major countries of the world less tried to draw some conclusions from this latest meeting in the re add. i'm sure you followed some of the developments and all what struck me is that apart from or some concrete agreements that were reached there, it also showed that the america is capable of an actual diplomatic dialogue. not the top down luxury. you know, we tell you what to do, but actually sitting down with you, you know, with negotiating partners at the same table and engaging in the process. arduous process of negotiation because, you know, all the previous administration that i remember the truth is the presence of the tops as a reward for the party for behaving, you know,

good enough and for them. i think that's a major change. don't you think so? yes, and also i think trump is more on us than most american politicians. he's the one who was exposed the lies, the deceit and the corruption, the american system. everybody has said no, no, no. and the water was started dead because of food to know the except the water was structured because of nato expansion. that's the truth. and also he's the one who's willing to have a dialogue. all the issues can only be solid. he had to cease why them and them, at least he started the process, and it towards the lensky look here. you put, lost your mandate. uh and uh you have the best selections. so i think that somebody almost upright, we need somebody like that was not. i people, critical person like by done then like the other a produces now the american diplomats and tell politicians do have a certain uh.