the the award didn't need to happen. it was provoked, it doesn't necessarily mean it was provoked by the russians. better late than never . 3 years after the ukraine military operation began, washington admit the moscow's hand was force also ahead. i'm ready to leave my position and i'm ready to do it in exchange for ukraine's membership in nato water, zaleski claims held quit to cape only that allows ukraine to join the us led block something the white house has ruled out while washington wants to see elections and financial compensation from t it was, i didn't know this person, and i never knew him to find that a don't know if he is intelligence or representative over us. and it, or not the landscape puts on an ax while denying he knew anything about the death

of july and american journalist guns. although lira in ukrainian custody after he was allegedly tortured. also this out it's the 1st time in decades that tanks have entered judea and samaria. this means one thing. we fight terrorism by all means and everywhere. israel confirmed an expansion of its military assault on the west bank with reports of raids that arrests coming from across the palestinian territory, forcing thousands, typically and your friends, we have achieved a historic result. we have never been stronger together to projections show that we are the only party that has doubled our previous selection result. day of the party celebrates of massive games in the countries federal action coming in. second, overall, meaning the victorious conservatives will have to form a coalition with the national a the

just after 9 am here in moscow when you're watching r t international. i'm your host donald quarter. welcome to the program. now our top story, it took a whole 3 years, but the washington has finally admitted that ma scott was forced to start it's military operation and ukraine, which had turned into a direct threat to russia. the war didn't need to happen. it was provoked, it doesn't necessarily mean it was provoked by the russians. they were all kinds of conversations back then about ukraine joining nato. the president has spoken about this that didn't need to happen. it basically became a threat to the russians, and so we have to deal with that fact and those are real facts on the ground here. or the get more of the story now we're joined live by our teeth, corresponded rum on costs. are of joining us live from the russian. don. yes, the people's republic rodman romano. it can 3 years on and with the prospects of

peace talks. now finally inside, just how significant is this revelation we've heard from the us special envoy. scala. first of all, the reasons for the start of the special minister reparation were clearly outlined by a lot of mere foods and 3 years ago. the brutal killing of civilians by the key of regime and done boss v. punting off west for money and weapons and to ukraine and nations. encroachments on russian borders the 3 years on and most ago is evidently fulfilling his goals of the special military operation to diminish arise a key by continuing to advance on the battlefield liberating new territories on a daily basis. and of course the name changes are taking place in the perception of reality by the whitehouse, as we just heard. now the previous washington administration more leading the collective west in the narrative that rush should begin in on pro woke. so it's a war against ukraine,

but now drums administration are blunt in saying that the start of the conflict in ukraine is actually keeps fold. well, while the trumpet administration now admit that the 2022 russian military operation was provoked, blaming bite and ends, the landscape has the new white house to actually address the root causes of the conflict. of course. so the key change there is that the united states suddenly saw one of the a root problems like you said, and that is that ukraine's aspirations to join nasal over the last decade are sol, voices in the key of brussels. and washington were repeating like mon fraud, that's a ukraine's destined to be in need. so hands with the arrival of trumps theme, the perception completely flipped. and the key of regina, the nasal aspirations are now viewed thompson, that looks different. take a lesson,

we will continue to be ukraine ever closer to nato membership. so that when the time is right, ukraine, controlling without delay present, it has that he believes that nato is in ukraine's future. um and there's, there's a lot of things that have to be done before they can join the lines like any member has to do before they can join the alliance. but the president believes firmly that nato is in ukraine's future at some point. but it has never been agreed that right now for peace store. so we'll start that the still towards ends anyway, and always. and definitely with natal membership that has never been a great the reality that returning to 2014 as borders as part of a negotiated settlement is unlikely. the reality of us troops and ukraine is unlikely. the reality of ukraine membership in nato as a part of the negotiated settlement unlikely. and i stand by the comments that i

made on that 1st day in the ukraine contact group fall apart from that cold shower on zalinski. he's now also being sold that ukraine must accept the new reality on the grounds, and that is old territory is liberated by russia over the past 3 years will never return. new of that's the key of regime is now suppose that they're ready to accept the borders as they were in february of 2020 to mind you. they initially wanted to cry me a back as well, but the united states now thing differently, we must start by recognizing that returning to ukraine's pre 2014 borders is unrealistic. objective chasing this. illusionary goal will only prolong the war and cause more suffering. ok is obviously been sidelined and literally trumped in recent days by all the uncompromising statements coming from washington. but what's the latest reaction from ukraine to all this?

how well the key of regina that was basically allowed to do whatever you wanted the last 10 years, including committing terrorist acts against the russia, is now probably in the state of shock if you will. the narrative of pushed on the ukrainians now is that washington had betrayed them. meanwhile, a trump, teams demands are as follows. you must have an election paid back the money invested in, you give us full access to your red earth, minerals and so on and so forth. basically the us once it's money back, that's it disappeared in the cube abyss taking this is a landscape match that half of the money that we sent them is missing. they don't know where the money is. he said, well, we don't know what half of it is escalate. wonderful. she refuses of elections is low and the real ukrainian falls. i mean, how can you be? hi, with us. every city is being demolished. charge of the i, somebody said, oh no,

he's falls a good. give me a break. a dictator with that elections. so lensky better move fast, or he's not going to have a country left. gotta move, gotta move fast. the united states has 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 well now, is the lensky seems to be squirming in attempts to crisis. manage the situation is now saying that she doesn't owe anything to anybody. if there is a question through society of the united states, about military and bald, somebody else, ok, let's keep reduce it. it will be when we and if you can give us gum us some financial support. okay. okay, please give us

a credit and we will give you back money after the war value. i know that we had 100 and that's a fact. i am not going to recognize 500, no matter who speaks today, no matter how we communicate with all due respect to our partners. i'm standing fun because this is a true situation and i'm not ready to fix even 100000000000. i will explain why. because we should not recognize cronsa is that like, you know, not then we find it go shaded with vitamin and negotiated with the us congress. i am grateful to the congress. it was in the presence of the 2 parties and it would always yeah. so that, excuse presidents, expired in may of last year, and he's now completely and legitimate not only in the eyes of russia, but apparently washington as well, but from had echoed, let him hear persons words and say that the you election must take place. as soon as possible, the rescue though came up with his own id in regards to that she is ready to leave

in exchange for nathan membership. to move located and if we are talking about peace in ukraine, i am ready to leave my position and i'm ready to do. it's an exchange for ukraine's membership in nato. if there are such conditions right now, i'm ready. i focus on our security guarantees. ukraine today, nothing 20 years and i'm not planning to stay in power for decades. so in general, another portion of black male and double speak by the landscape, not to mention the fact that you are rudely responded to trump. when the american president said, zaleski is ratings, are as low as 4 percent. the response from a washington was quick and clear that there needs to be a deep appreciation for what the american people, what the american taxpayer, what president trump did in, in his 1st term and what we've done sense. so some of the rhetoric coming out of key, frankly, and ins, insults to president trump or unacceptable. you said yesterday made a lot of news,

bad mouth, and trump not a good idea of or zalinski 8 was the thought process here will look. i mean, for this long sky his country wouldn't exist without the generosity of the united states of america. so to say thank you. and if you disagree with the president, pick up the phone and call him or call one of our great diplomats. don't go in and media tour around europe. bad, mousing the for as united states. it's insulting, it's insulting to him. it's insulting to me. it's insulting to the american people . and by the way, it's stupid. meanwhile, as lensky is scrambling to show that she is supported actually by his people, hands almost immediately presented his public ad the world with paul's why private companies that he's ratings are as high as 57 percent. that is to that. so to late however, it seems as the big boys have finally stepped off to the place and are now, do you mind demanding their money back and much, much more? all right, those are to use. remind costs are of reporting live from the rushes,

then you have the people's republic. thanks a lot for bringing us those details. as long as he has claimed that he was unaware of the death of a delay in american journalist, gonzalo lira and new cranium costs of the last year. the politician even tried to joke his way out of the topic when he was grilled during his media conference. 3 chileans have died in this war. one of them isa going suddenly to journalists will die unless you decide to keep wiley in detention. she has family and some to the implementation claims that you ordered it keeps killing it. what can you say about that and how do you respond to the support that precedent available? each has given to you? i don't know, doesn't look us ok with the older jordan, the family. yes. that the family also those have to lead to and so i'm pretty decent from the left wing of my country are saying that you are the killing of him because he was supposedly russian agent.

i need to ask i used to a to the i didn't know this person and i never knew him and then know and that a don't know if he is intelligence or representative over us and did or not. and really like, what can i say if he is russian really, russian know is typically i'm an american to to the american intelligence and russian intelligence. yeah. too much information. i know. i know that sounds weird . i know, but that's a really hard topic of eric and about this. i'm not sure that one jordan is from chilly. who is half of him american and the house or russian is the really was worried injuries for our army. so i didn't manage it. i'm not the interesting in touch things. in gonzalez, we are

a reported from the eastern ukrainian city of hot cove when moscow began its military operation, 3 years ago, who was detained by the s b u and accused of spreading russian propaganda. mister lee are claimed to have been tortured in custody and so he eventually died in january of 2024 officially due to pneumonia. the case was recently raised by u. s. department of government efficiency chief e line must work. here's the landscape of ordering the killing of lira everybody who was the former c. i a analyst, larry johnson, who knew gonzalo personally told us the details of the journalists attempts to flee ukraine, that saw him arrested and eventually dead in custody. is all tried to call me a few hours before he was arrested at the border. he was trying to reach me and it was and he was calling if it's the middle of the night here and i was in bed. so i didn't get the call. i might have been able to give him advice,

some counsel on what he should have done and the trying to get across the border. yeah, no, it is. zalinski is a despicable human being. he's, he's a monster. so he's got blood on his hands. he's worse than a dictator, and this can be uses patton disregard for the life of something like a solemn, particularly when he time did not know him. but then he insisted that he was a russian agent. how could he insisted he's a russian agent? if he doesn't know who? yes. so he's just, he's not, he's not a pride manager. he's someone who's in poverty of intellect. i'm glad that the alarm us cuz brought to attention to it. that's the good news, but i don't know if he's willing to really push that to a little bit and flip, some pain and consequences on ukraine for the murder of this. your sense?

me, this is, this is not just on to lensky. this is on the united states government. if you're biting. whitehouse, white and state department has made an issue of it. i'd say it goes all, it would be a life today. but they didn't. they wanted to let him die. here's an example. is rarely prime minister has told the nation to prepare to fight on multiple fronts and for an extended period that says benjamin netanyahu tried to justify ordering idea of tanks to rage, the palestinian westbank, which he refers to by its hebrew, biblical name. oh god, this for as long as it requires tenacious compliance on many fronts, 7 fronts. we introduced the tags for the 1st time in judy and scenario and decades july. this says one thing, we are fighting terrorism by all means and everywhere. how to get more on this

story. we're being joined live now from a by middle east bureau chief maria an option of from jerusalem. maria, it's certainly a dramatic situation unfolding in the palestinian territories. can you take us through what's going on at the moment? a good morning to your welding data, major escalation in the west bank. what is real calls judea and samaria bytes, biblical name, as well as expand and it smelled or operation iron wall rolling tanks into janine for the 1st time since the $22005.00 palestinian uprising known as the 2nd intifada . and this isn't just the short term rates and then yeah, whose government is ordering forces to prepare for an extended stay idea of has been targets, a refugee camps and milton strongholds. and according to the defense minister, they're not going anywhere for at least another year. the goal to prevent the resurgence of what is role sees as tara networks so far around. $40000.00

palestinians have sled their homes in jeanine to cover them and shows. and then other major move. israel has halted all on their walk. tibits is in these cans, him, us has been quick to react. the expansion of the military operations of design is to occupation army and janine and the northern westbank areas as well as the deployment of military, reinforcements and tags for the 1st time in many years. clearly revealed the enemy's dangerous intentions to continue the war of extermination against our palestinian people and to continue the policy of unprecedented destruction and sabotage our people and their resistance will afford all these plans now another front, syria and a surprise statesman. speaking in front of combat officers and attend yeah, laid down new red lines. he's demanding a full demilitarization south of damascus. a israel will not allow series new

military to operate there. at 11 on israel, says it will hold onto the territory. this comes off to classified, secure, receive anything that is really officials, a surface growing threats along the northern border. natania who was direct taken, listen, but on. we will hold controlled territories along our northern border inside lebanon, and opposite our settlements until the lebanese army and government fulfil all their obligations. under the agreement in syringe, it's idea of forces will stay in the hormone region and the buffer zone. cool for an unlimited time to defend our communities. and just toward any threats, we will not allow h t us forces or the new syrian army to enter the area south of damascus. we demand a complete demilitarization of southern syria of the can a truck, dara. and so way to areas from the forces of the new regime and an attorney who didn't stop there a he double down on his warning to iran, making it's clear israel will not to allow to her on to acquire

a nuclear weapon. and all of this is happening as a gas to cease by agreement hangs by a thread. this idea who has ordered a delay and releasing over 800 palestinian prisoners and detainees, even though have mass handed over 6 is really hosted as on sunday, as agreed. here's israel's explanation, and how masses we action in light of how 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, there will be no talks with the enemy through mediators, before the release of the prisoners agreed upon an exchange for the 6th is really captives. the mediators must obligate the enemy to implement the agreement every hand over dogs that has turned into a spectacle have mass. milton standing fully armed,

while fried hostages are made to speak at the latest event himself is a two's really captives one, not even on the release list were forced to watch their friends being freed, lead to appear in, in a mass video begging these really government to save them as a reactive furious and now the ceasefire could collapse again. is real, has repeatedly threatens to review or in gaza though ever since paul shows 60 percent of his ratings oppose that public pressure is grow. we don't like that. yeah, whole with protests happening every week. people demanding the government to move forward with the present. i swaps families of the remaining hostages. fear that if the deal falls apart, the loved ones may never make it home. so the stakes couldn't be high. and this isn't just about hostages, it's about this was bro, discharging the region was pensions running high. the federal piece hangs in the balance. one moved from either side. could tip it off like type r t middle east bureau chief, murray, if an ocean i thanks

a lot for bringing us those details. the end of the news, the conservative christian democrats have won the german federal election. but the top story for many is the party that finished 2nd. that's the alternative for germany, which has doubled it supports since the last national boat day. if the co leader says if her party is now excluded from a governing coalition, it will be a betrayal of the people to begin to find housed as being, i mean, your friends, we have achieved a historic result. we have never been stronger together. the projections show that we are the only party that has doubled our previous selection results. we'll see what unfolds in the coming weeks. however, if what we anticipate happens that the cd you will copy the these policies and then betray its own voters by forming a coalition with the left. then i can assure you, the next election will come faster than you can imagine. and we will surpass the cd you as the strongest force. that is our goal. to get more details on this story,

we're crossing live to our, to contributor rachel marston, rachel. it seems to be a turning point for germany as this nationalist of the party has secured its strongest ever result. our things are looking for the country's political landscape in the wake of that boat. on sunday, the the i will look the as the leader fully expects, uh the likely future chestler mertz and is kristen democrats to start stealing her party policies like the kid in class? you copies your answers, i'll tell it everyone out of how much it sucks. he also points out that so when it comes to keeping populous out at any cost, suddenly the establishment left and right have absolutely no problem hopping into bed together. um, no doubt that mattress will seem way too small way too fast. in any case, germany has taken a hard right turn. you can say is this feels familiar is because we have seen this movie before. specifically, the french version, back in 2007, france elected in equal estimate was these establishment right when party only for

voters to ditch the establishment altogether last year and throw their weight behind populace. notably on the rights in european and national elections. and germany seems to be following that say script friedrich mertsa is christian democrat, so angela marco's old party one. let's do actually live 29 percent of the vote. mostly thanks to older voters in western germany. meanwhile, younger voters, particularly in eastern journey, lots to the anti establishment left and right, which is basically a flashing neon signs for where things are headed in about a decade. but for now months claims he has to form a coalition that represents all germans, except apparently the ones in the east who overall i'm only voted for. the populace, rightly alternative for germany or f d e, which came in 2nd, the 21 percent. now mertz has sworn up and down that he won't include the a f d in any particular coalition of his leaving him with 2 options. a former

a form of political marriage with the established with less social democrats or may not judge. while you could say with them and degrees, but marks and says that he's not really into 3 ways as and well, he's klein is interested in committing to the social democrats in the coalition. well, also probably playing footsie under the table with the the, or at least with their policies just like he did back in january when he enjoyed their support for his proposal to tighten asylum laws. his are so called the firewall against the f d back then it turns out it was more of a decorative beaten curtain than anything else. look, we saw this play out in france to the establishment, tries to keep populous of the power by stealing their ideas. only to find that eventually a few years down the road, voters prefer the original to the knock off. so much also is this that the world is

waiting for him or i, germany, i guess, to take center stage of peace negotiations between russia and the us. my impression over the last few days, because that russia and america finding common ground over the heads of the ukraine and thus also over the heads of europe. that is why everyone is now looking at germany. how quickly will the germans be able to form a government off to this complicated election result? that is really my priority now. so when a german sound a reporter asked trump last week about the german elections, his response was, who's happy the license germany. oh, okay. i wish the luck luck. we have our own problems. okay. so yeah, he's clearly really on the edge of his seat thinking about germany and who is going to win the selection and the live, the honest demand that they buy, even more american l, n g. because if they don't fronts,

got more tariffs locked and loaded, i don't really think he seems too interested. works promises to be tough with the americans to back you cranes used to push for a software and european defense is even fluid. this idea of the journey, ditching the us nuclear umbrella, closing up under britons and frances instead of a bowl move, considering american troops are still using germany as their personal uh, netflix. and she'll have you could say so. yeah, good luck with that. but the real story here in the selection is the a f these rise a double, it's both share since the. busy last national election and secure 2nd place now adjourned election map right now in this election looks really similar to last year's d. u parliamentary results in germany, confirming the populace rights search, not just in europe, but also in germany. turns out voters, especially in eastern germany, are thrilled, i guess, about being arrested for tweets,

the government sending weapons to neo nazis and ukraine, cutting off cheap gas that feels their industry is to happen to be from russia, that gas or showering with their powers to save energy or dodging terror attacks from the merkel era guests who managed to bypass those merkle, lego barricades at christmas markets. meanwhile, johnson oil schultz, his social democrats, had such a bad night that schultz announced he wouldn't be leading the party in any coalition talks or really in a future coalition. for that matter, a fine or not fond of. dear friends, dear comrades, this is a disappointing election result for the social democratic party. this is also an election defeated the last time the election result was better and i take responsibility for that. this time the election result is poor and therefore i also take responsibility for this outcome already. the salts did manage to knock green candidate and only a bare bach. um the foreign minister out of there,

i shared brandenburg district. so at least she'll have some free time now for those geometry losses, or maybe she can go personally sign up to bite russians and ukraine as she's been um, seems really keen on sending everyone else. it will. um, so it shows as defense minister boris victorious policy election results for his party. devastating, i've devastating for me exactly. well, maybe for german weapons, giant run metal, which schultz had planned and another $3000000000.00 euros strictly for ukraine, of course, or maybe devastating for the weapons, longer and scheme, which germany shipped it's outdated junk that are found in its military attic over to you grain only to get then reimburse 5 brussels from the money that it's initially paid for us for this program. so merge, meanwhile, keeps insisting that he wants to send tara smith south to ukraine. long range

missiles can hit deep inside rush. i could potentially start broad were 3. but if people take politically, whereas with the social democrats, that sounds like a no go because shots, literally campaign against x and with the a f d, the populace last party now at 9 percent. so sarah wagner, next the party, which is just a huge, with 5 percent for me to sizable opposition, all of those guys together. they could also contribute significantly to blocking any escalation over ukraine of the day once it consistent. i'm people policy a policy that will definitely not agree to arms packages. all the probably the boon does that, whether in ukraine or elsewhere, they wanted to keep us out of discipline. this talk by any means necessary. we do not yet know if they have succeeded, but i think it honors us with the effort they fought against us. okay, so bottom.