the, the 2 pro ukrainian suspects are reportedly in friendship police custody. after monday's attack on the russian comes let in mar, say, also ahead. so it actually is one of the undisputed leaders in reserve. so these are samples, we are happy to work collaboratively with any foreign partners, including americans. let him are putting ways in on the rush for rare earth with a pitch to consider joint projects on any russian territories with the us. an idea echo to play donald trump for world peace and lasting page and the russian president also hales,

the american leaders approach to ukraine was st. lensky is an obstacle to ending the complex. the president tom is in the house, but he wants to make peace by the way. so do we and as soon as possible, and the kind of had a very she is standing in the way of achieving that goal. the . you're watching archie international. we're bringing you the top new stories from around the world of live in the russian capital. i'm rachel reuben. french police have reported la, arrested to man in connection with monday's attack on the russian consulate in mar, say. the suspects were detained during a pro ukrainian riley. you're in moscow. the russian investigative committee says it is looking into the incident that sa perpetrators throw explosive devices as

a diploma a compound in france. the console general says, although the situation remains tends emission is already working as usual, or the tax like this are likely to happen again, especially since the police court and that was here yesterday has been lifted. it has now been revealed that both the chinese or french nationals from the very beginning of the special military operation in ukraine. we have received a huge number of threats, of physical violence from the french by e mails, as well as by telephone. i think there will be an impartial investigation and the perpetrators will receive the punishment they deserve. i'm sure of it. i also believe the attack was more likely aimed to intimidate console or staff. this was all right. we can get more now on this developing story and cross live to our correspondent marina customer ava. marina or french authorities identified the suspects, things to see ctv for. it says that was provided by the russian consulate and then

they tracked them down and found them out of pro ukrainian concert. just hours later, this was right in front of the city hall. it's a man in his fifties and another matter. and as for those who are now in custody, being questioned by investigators who are also looking into the substances and the rest of the found in those bottles that was thrown inside the garden of the russian consulates. here in moscow, the russian investigative committee is also looking into the incident and has more on what happens. well, fucked on the virginia following that talk on the console general of the russian federation. in my say, the investigative committee has opened a criminal case on february 24th, the assailants through 3 bottles containing an un identified explosive substance onto the premises of the console general. as a result, 2 of them exploded. police actions both a threat to the safety of the institution staff. the investigation believes that the attackers acted with the intent of complicating international relations within

the framework of the criminal case cooperation is underway with the russian foreign ministry. and international request for legal assistance is being prepared in all circumstances surrounding the incident or being established. we also now know that the perpetrators knew exactly where there was from those explosive devices as it would swear. normally diplomats park their cars, but not in those days because of those warnings that were issued by russia's intelligence services. who said that they received information from europe, that kia was planning a series of publications in the form of terrorist attacks against russian diplomatic missions across europe. and particular in slovakia in hungary as well as in germany, they said that as most likely to happen in baltic and scandinavian countries. and it looks like this was one of their attempts and must go demanded answers right away. and the thorough investigation from france, and this is what marie is a harv of the spokesman for the foreign ministry, have to say, as soon as this happens, what happened on the territory of the russian consul,

it and mercy, obviously has all the hallmarks of a terrorist act we demanded from france an immediate comprehensive investigation and of course measures to strength and security. thank god, no one was hurt. now as we understand it, local law enforcers are working, but the relevant demands from the russian side have been made. and it looks like science lessons and now french to french nationals are in custody, who were detained again out of pro ukrainian protests. and russia has sense, of course, the top security measures at diplomatic commissions and france for now it's only in france, but we'll see of course, how this story develops. our t correspondent, we're gonna customer have a marina. thank you. all right, let's cross now to author and the president of the french and geo, west, east nickel, american. it's uh, nickel are good to have you on the program with us. what do you think is the point of attacking russian diplomatic missions? how would this potentially help ukraine supporters?

oh, definitely. it won't help at all. i just think that people got a ticket to consideration there, the fiery rhetoric, which has been going on in france for the past years, and especially these past days, at least until emanuel macro met donald trump. uh, yesterday uh, we've been coming macro as compared russia to nixa central threats to friends who have been having a for the military general is coming. seeing that verse is going to invade france. you've got the pundents or so called by then saying that russia is very dangerous and so people will take that for granted. and then that's what, that's what happens be some people are being pushed to doing crazy, stupid criminal stuff, which can know which could have been uh, bentley, if that had to work. and if there had been people behind those gates, this is something which is not to be a mock to a rep decide. this is quite serious. and i think it's, it's due to some of this rhetoric that we've been hearing in the west and especially in france and russia, which is totally false. but we're just pushing people to had to,

to conduct extreme is, would say activities. it, because they think that they're fighting for something which is just that they're just did not take into consideration. i would say that the dangerousness of what they're doing and it's uh, this is quite bad actually. yeah, it is quite fortunate that no one was injured in this particular incident, but you're right and that this could have turned out much more. um, done a different way um nichol ukraine has tried to deny any involvement, but we have seen, as you pointed out to um, criminal acts taken by ukraine's supporters in many other situations. how do you think these actions affect the image of ukraine itself as well? that means there, if we can, i mean, draw the link between the, those are 2 of those pixel bonds and you create, of course, this would be a catastrophe. and, and also we do see that ukraine is doing any zelinski. is there anything that he can to try to maintain war against people who have done bass and in these,

these 2 regions and against russia and, and we do a whole no, i think this is what the expression on your channel. we all know that there are very extreme people around, so that's getting around or you create new nationalist coming from new nazi. i would say the political parties and, and they want, they want to fight. they want to push this as far as they can to, to, to drive some sort of wedge between russia and ukraine. and this is, of course, this will count to 5 because we have arrived in a situation where today even the us and restaurant waiting on the same the same way in the un security council. this is practically unheard of in these past 2 years. and at the same moment, we have people in the west for trying to do everything they can to, to maintain the war. so i think all of this globally is the is back finally gets to crane because most of the people they want to hear about piece, not even those who don't know at all, what's going on in ukraine and maybe have some preconceived ideas. but really it how it, what is going on because of the mass media we've got today and for us. but most of

the people want to hear about peace and seeing that people around the ukrainian militants are actively fighting for peace and through the pixel bonds which can kill innocent civilians. this is something which i think which is negative for ukraine, and it's going to be difficult for us to then ski in such i would say a global atmosphere and his supporters, they're going to try everything they can do to keep on doing it. they can make, maintaining this work, but i think that globally, a lot of people just want to say ok, it's time, it's time for peace. yeah, you talk about the rest of public narrative pushed to there in, in europe, by the media. but in france, how strong it is to pro ukrainian sentiment new sense, a shift, especially as as a mac, ron visits trump in the white house. there is a different ship them a compared to the 1st days of a february at the end of february 22 or a lot of people that they were putting up uh the ukrainian flags and they didn't know anything about what was hoping that was that happening in ukraine,

they didn't know anything about the coded time, 2014, about the war which is being waged and on bass and all of a sudden they thought, ok, this is ukraine. we're going to defend ukraine in 3 years down the road. i mean, people have seen a lot of things have changed and i think i really do think we've not seen this in mainstream media. not so much, but we definitely are seeing and, and alternative media where people just don't believe the narrative. they don't believe the official narrative, they don't believe that perhaps is official positions and they're opening their eyes and just trying to understand what's going on. especially at a moment where the us is, is practically the country which is defending that most russia in the western world . today uh, reset, uh donald trump refusing to, to call and valid may have put in a dictator, and this is contrary to what the biden was doing this country to what, what's the needed in europe. we're doing so the trump thing that he likes to put in the, the russian people that he wants to negotiate with the rest of the general atmosphere . also, when the kremlin vladimir put in saying that the, that if you were here, donald trump was an attempt, an intelligent man that you can discuss with them. so globally,

these 2 nations are trying to, are trying to find a solution. and so people are single to use can hide this, you can hide what was going on at dawn bass between 20142022 in western media. but you can't hide what, what's going, what's going on between the white house and the kremlin today, is this is, i mean, this is going way out of the mainstream media and people are going to say what, what, why is the us saying is i thought this was a, this was as essential for them and all of a sudden they're changing their position. they're looking for other solutions, or they're looking for the i would say explanations. so i think this is quite positive and it's of course, going to have an effect. a lot of the people who don't believe this won't piece and how it's starting to understand as we are, as is filtering out of the us and even out of us media information on the fact that i mean, uh, the width costs the other day saying that uh, we could not put the blame on on rush f o it was going on and ukraine, and that the ukraine was pushed to entering nato. and there was the responsibility even if he didn't see it exactly like that. but that there was a responsibility from nato, from the west to, from the us. it was going on,

you create, this is, this is incredible. this is something unheard of and saying this way he was said this on cnn. so i think this, this is this, it probably shocked a lot of americans and it definitely will have coming back it when it's coming back into mainstream, into, i would say alternative media or on do platforms here in france, people say, well we, we didn't know this why our american people say all of a sudden that the, the us was responsible, so you can't hide that, you can't hide that anymore. and, and that's making quite a way through the media. and for us today, especially alternative, but to some extent, meet mainstream media. they can't continue having the same discourse that they had until now on, on putting it on the restaurant that's. that's the one thing that yeah, and it, certainly, it certainly is a shift in town. we're gonna leave it there, nickel america, which author president a french and geo west, east to thank you. thank you. the, the crane isn't the only country where the us can find rare earth minerals. russian

has a lot more of them. and president putin has offered to jointly developed the resources with washington under donald trump, a resume this layout, those metals are very important. they constitute key resources for more than the sectors of the economy. so far we have done little in this area and we need to do more. we would be ready to offer administrative resources for work in this direction to all american partners. when i say partners, i mean not only administrative and governmental structures, but also companies should they show interest in collaborating with us. we undoubtedly have significantly more resources of these kinds than ukraine. let me emphasize that. that actually is one of the undisputed leaders in reserves of these are levels. these projects require substantial capital investment. we are happy to work collaboratively with any ford and fondness including americans, by the way, regarding the new territories,

the same applies. we are ready to check for in partners to our so called new historical territories that have been returned to the russian federation. there are also certain reserves. then of course, this is a very drastic and important change considering how stagnant relations between moscow and washington were under the by the administration. but with this new administration, it's new interest in diplomacy and restoring relation. ross has made it clear that it is ready to work with foreign partners when it comes to rare earth metals development, including the ones in the new russian territories. now points and also suggests the joint work between washington and moscow when it comes to aluminum production, specifically in the cross layout region. and the russian president also held a meeting with russian officials discussing this very same issue in which he described the metals as a strategic reserve viable for russia's mutual competitiveness and economic

development. and he also highlighted the seats in new materials and chemistry projects, which essentially tackled the complete cycle of the rare airs, minerals of industry, from extraction to the production of high tech does. that was even more interesting is the fact that at this meeting came, as a trump expressed interest in developing economic relations with russia in this industry. yeah, we're trying to do so a lot of these are we want and we'll see, i mean, i would love to be able to do that. you know, that matches where it's a very large section. the largest in germs of land is by far very bad. we use they do the very busy for all the slashing bees. how it seems like it's all about economic

cooperation now and cooperation and partnership are you fear fund of the discussion, a huge change from before and now washington and moscow are making most towards one another and they're ready to better relations between one another. he was also asked about, what do you think about donald trump seeking in ukraine? can you tell us a little bit about that? and those are an interest and where's funds allow them to put. and he also added that donald trump has a free hand on you quain, unlike european leaders, russia seems to see that the united states is looking for peace and strengthening relation said. and this was the interview of why didn't put in was also ask whether he believes that from is taking action based on emotions. now his response is, the approach of his american counterpart is rational. is donald trump acting on emotion? well, of course, not just naturally the cotton head of the key or she gives the reason to show these emotions. but from what i said earlier,

something completely different images. these actions are based not on emotions, but the cold calculation on the rational approach to the current situation, us and the current situation. to be honest, we wouldn't be interested in the human sitting there. and for the de composing that regime with which we are in the conflict. now you have leaders of 2 of the world's most powerful countries, almost seeing eye to eye and hopefully with joint efforts in joint actions. it seems like this is pap heading towards a piece and moving forward. well, donald trump also said that the lensky was a dictator without elections, and vladimir putin is not exactly zalinski is the biggest fan either. so could you tell us a bit about that? yes. well, donald trump called a zillow dictator as a rep to this when to the both leaders continues, lot of and put in is not very fond of the man either. while speaking about vladimir zaleski, the russian president believes that, as well as it is becoming

a toxic said, there was one that is not necessarily good for you crate. so it just seems a little caught and had the key after she is becoming a toxic figure for the armed forces of ukraine. because he's given ridiculous folders dictated, noted by military considerations, but by political considerations. and it is not clear what they are based on this leads to unjustifiably firewalls is even though it's a very high, it's a catastrophic loss for the ukranian army. it becomes toxic for society as a whole, among other things incumbent president tom cars in the office. but he wants to make peace by the way. so do we and as soon as possible, and that kind of hit a very she is pending in the way of achieving that goal. and that's hands that position seems to meet on the president of the united states. it has nothing to do with russian interests. it's more likely in the interest of you korean or the ukraine in states, in order to preserve ukrainian state which we have nothing against this either. oh

little, of course we would like this territory not to be used as a breach for a tax on the russian federation. not used as a house style, but each had for us sold at, eventually turns into a friendly neighboring states. and according to russian data, it seems that the lives because chances that went in the presidential election are essentially non. now russia continues to say that he wants his viewpoint as soon as possible. but does it list is the one that is spending in no way? interestingly enough, so while trump called zillow, see a dictator, he feels different towards bought them and put, and it seems less like listen, when the american president was asked whether he would call put in a dictator and his response a really good settlement. now, while you're up continues to slum russia and so i'm glad him i put in on the other

hand, it seems that washington finally has some sort of positive feelings towards russia . yeah. okay. so we know that obviously relations have cooled between russia in the united states. but where's the european union play and tall? now when it comes to europe, of course, the situation is a little bit more complicated, but for blogging they put in, he sees it as very important for europe to be part of the negotiations process. now we must remember though, that was uh uh, never stood against that. in fact, that's what russia has been calling for for the past 3 years. but it's that europe kept on refuse. and now let's say the listen at what plugin has put in had to say about europe. the europeans continue demanding the right to participate in the negotiations over ukraine. what do you make of this? the, this is you and i see nothing wrong with vis. perhaps no one can demand anything here, especially from russia. let them demand from someone else. they have demanded anything from their muscles for thousands of years and now they are being demanded in the

return. vanderfull, they should sit at home and think about why they leave the way they do. however, they are participation in the negotiation process is still important. we have never given up on this, and we have been discussing that with them constantly at some point on their all sorts of fire faced ideas to defeat the russia on the battlefield. v themselves. but if he was to contact us, no europe wants to be involved, but not necessarily with an open mind, like the current us administration, as they keep on something ukraine with more weapons. so how will negotiations really happen when one side wants to hear nothing from one of the parties that is involved in the conflict? and lot of her put in has reiterated time and time again that it has nothing against the preservation of a ukrainian sovereign stay the recreate in state hood. it just wants to allow us to stop using the territory as a threat towards washington security. so we will have to wait and see how the

situation will develop with europe. we do know so far that washington, on the other hand, it looks like it's headed towards peace and a strong restoration of ties above vladimir putin. and donald trump have spoken in favor of each other's approach and the ongoing efforts for peace. i think he wants to improve the political environment in ukraine to consolidate society to create conditions for the survival of that you claim and states. and on the whole, it is not so much in favor of rush throw. we have a conflict with a cut and switch him. he just for the benefit of degree in itself. when i got here, one of the 1st calls i made was the president boot and, and we were treated with great respect and they want to, they want to end this war. so that's a big thing. presidents like fellow presidents who can sometimes do what the other one can't. and in this particular case,

president trump looks at present a potent and says you can make a lot of decisions. and everyone has to go along with a president. trump likes that president put and looks at president trump and says, well, you're able to do, you know, quite a bit and influenced people. um, in a way that, that i'm not able to and also of what you think and what you decide president trump can very much impact what the future is going to be for russia, the future with the president put and then the future that comes with the next president of russia, so i think in that regard, they look favorably at one another. and i think there is a, a personality i think that they probably do like one another. but that doesn't mean they, each one is not going to try to make advantage of the other. each one wants to get the best of the other one, but they realize they have to do it in

a very polite way. because they do have a goal. president trump, once president put and do agree to a cease fire and present a potent once president trump, to help less than some of the sanctions and re enter great. the russian federation into whether, you know, they, that the, the g 7 didn't have become g 8 again for state visits and, and, and that sort of thing. so it's sort of, they try to complement each other on r t dot com. we have the full breakdown of president clinton's extended media interview on the 3rd anniversary of russia's special military operation. had to our website to check it out and share your thoughts in the comments section. the best of natural resources and smuggling are added to the accusations. launched by the d. r. congo president against neighboring rolanda. and the leader says the you

is complicit in, exploring the country by buying stolen materials from to gully. a claim it denies. he reached out to western countries to make a deal setting the record straight president, she's the katie invites the us whose company's store strategic, raw materials from rwanda materials that are looted from the d. r c and smuggled to rolanda, while our populations are mass occurred to purchase them directly from us, the rightful owners. and it's not just for the us. the offer is also extended to europeans and to all parties involved in sourcing smuggled blood stained raw materials from rwanda. they are congo claims, the use controversial trade deal with rolanda signed a year ago as fuel the current fighting in the countries east and new and reports taking gala uses the m $22.00 group as a means to extract and then export minerals. the connelly as president hopes signing and deal with us will add pressure on rwanda and help resolve the regional

conflict. all right, let's cross now to scholar and economic development analyst studies cell a. i good to have you on the program with us this controversial minerals deal between rolanda and the eu has feel the conflict in the d. r. c. according to the congress who insist, golly, has no right to sell the minimal resources. why do you think you're up in the us? keep buying from them? yeah, i just said that the guy who has no right to say like, 2 years from uh, d, r i c a b z that fine and apple and be able to click on that. and uh, we can see that uh you've something we shall come with. these people couldn't deal with the we say we dash crash out. we've chatted now. they will need to keep it up each country. but unfortunately, at this moment, we are having a big fight for more than a time to be as uh, and we have more than uh, a 10000000000 companies dying because of the facts and associates. we should put

that cruise something clear. we have for example, come by and con, con, okay, which uh, at this moment, 18 percent. uh, what and uh, be associated with my tv or these type typical one and uh we can have, can get, i see the spend but uh, almost 60 percent and the best sense. oh, the one piece up. it means co at this moment has a new choice app insight on that issue. and unfortunately, it gave me was being the 15th and the group young people on that day, they are calling because president accuse is the you of being complicit in the stealing those congolese resources? what's really going on? yeah, it's clear and the easiest. the very steve and concept about that and b, u doesn't say that it's wrong,

but it's up to be you not to deal with that could get me and pass off such a concept which is just like a, b, e, which is also streaming. uh, d i c t a at the other level, its a web non situation and get a seat. me that certainly just solutions and the data. so normally i should accuse some countries. it has that cube, for example, able to see that table is part of the conflict because you are when you are buying my to yours, which has been stolen, it means the or so it deep. exactly, because we have a right now. what benefits does the or say, presidents new deal bring to the country and, and what are the chances, the westwood honor the partnership? yeah, i think the, the, i see uh no money it has to do with these people. my take aspect and uh i did, i see i have being set something to that because uh, uh at this moment the, you and the national security council is about to make it pressure on one day,

which is really a reset by system for most of the dns, so you should understand that it has to be front incense and defense, extract incense, and then it can be quite some add some friends to have. but these moments i think that push, it means that get us these fighting, engaged against the little one that and the b is about. uh uh, i meant to do all the associates naturally says at what impact what a deal between the west and they are see likely have on the fighting. yeah, these moments did. did i see time do they chose to remain we uh uh, for example, i the, you know, it will be in and the receipt aspect and as it can go, we bratia, i mean, but at this moment we know that the chain that has a big pond onto my tv with indiana seats, but russia does not seem to have,

it becomes a neat. do you ever see at this moment has the right to choose that? that's and that's and it could be dean because there is a political issue, a huge, but basically the issue about because of the region we play, they are congo has strong economic ties with china. do you see a future for other global sales countries in china, acting in economic partnership with the embattled country? yes, indeed. i think each of the countries around the world as that's up what you need to because as you've said coming about is huge and comfortable has so many media at all. it's give me some people kind of take what you can please someone that can come back. but 1st and foremost and cool have to control the submittal. it's really so sees and then dealing with getting the headboard too late to come because the benefits of that because we have to put that group.