going underground can the earlier today i received an important letter from president village k of ukraine. the letter res, ukraine, is ready to come to the negotiating table as soon as possible. donald trump announces, are you turned by the letter t, who face to shutdown of us military aid? after he tried to lecture the american leader at the white house. amid a deep divide between the rival party's trump highlights how the democrats wasted us tax payers. money abroad, including on some dubious programs in africa. $14000000.00 the social cohesion in mailing $250000.00 to increase vague and local climate action innovation. in zambia. plus chinese officials,

forecast economic growth for the world's 2nd economy this year. even despite the trade route with the u. s. s, as delegates to sit down for the annual 2 sessions event in beijing, the i'm rachel ruble live in moscow. you're watching r t international. we're bringing you the top new stories from around the world's bloodwork zalinski has told donald trump that ukraine is finally ready to seek peace and sign the proposed rare earth minerals deal with the us. the american leader made the announcement during the 1st congressional speech of his new presidency. he also marked the democrats and especially one particular senator elizabeth warren, who insist on fueling the military conflict. you want to keep it going for 5 years . yeah, yeah, you usa, pocahontas is yes, but i want it to stop. meanwhile,

europe has sadly spend more money buying russian oil and gas that they have spent on defending ukraine. earlier today, i received an important letter from president zalinski of ukraine. the letter rage, ukraine is ready to come to the negotiating table as soon as possible to bring last the page closer. nobody wants peace more than the ukrainians. you said my team and i stand ready to work under president trump's strong leadership to get a piece that last we do really value how much america has done to help ukraine maintain to sovereignty and independence. regarding the agreement on minerals and security, ukraine is ready to sign it at any time that is convenient for you. i appreciate

that you sent this letter just got it a little while ago. simultaneously, we've had serious discussions with russia, and i've received strong signals that they are ready for a piece. wouldn't that be beautiful? wouldn't happen. so zalinski obviously had to apologize to some gratitude to the us who has been spending billions of dollars and sending it in aid . and he basically said he was ready for peace. i think zelinski knows he has no way out. there's no way if that helps on election, he would be elected. he is an illegitimate president. they do want long standing piece and you know, there's legal documents, they have to sign. and if he's an illegitimate president, that's problematic. so the years are moving now and the direction of peace zalinski has backed down from his bloss that he held at the white house. you know, and you know, some things came out about that that she had met with some democratic senators. and now those democratic senators have been held under fire because actually that's

a violation of us law to try to work for the, for a late nation before it. yeah. so it's very serious. so i think so is he knows he fumbled and there is no where for him to go, there's but aids cut off the spigot is, is shut down, so to speak. and all the blustering from europe. it's really only great britain and france, the rest of the european nations are really not the coalition coalition of willingness . the storm are called it so. yeah, so we're looking at peace. i think it's going to be a minute. hopefully before easter, on the democratic a half of the chamber remained mostly motionless throughout drums to our speech. while the republicans gave him many standing ovations. some democrats silently held up signs accusing. trump, in his department of government efficiency, chief eli, and musk of lying and sealing one democrat, was escorted out of the chamber after he tried to heckle trump. in his address,

trump said the previous democratic president had weaponized the government to prosecute his political opponents. republican noted that such efforts did not work out well for joe biden and his party and to my fellow citizens, america is back we have accomplished more and 43 days in most administrations, accomplished and 4 years or 8 years. and we are just getting started. how we have ended weaponized government, whereas that example, a sitting president is allowed to viciously prosecute his political opponent like me. how does that work out now? and i have stopped o government censorship and brought back free speech in america. that

free speech is back in america. do you think we might see all see america back on screens and it's hard to say, well, i hope so. you know, there was just recently that letter by ben swan and public asking donald trump trying to bring it to his attention to lift those sanctions. donald trump has talked about lifting sanctions in general against russia. so hopefully, you know, all of those things as we lifted our t can be featured again. i mean, it's an award winning journalistic, you know, office and it should be there also, you know, the white house press corps of running up to international process. so hopefully our 2 can be part of that. i think it's really important to have the international independent voices. and donald trump has emphasized that as have other members of his cabinet. you know, chelsea gabbert is now in charge of intelligence and she knows that the russia gave thing was all scam run by democrats for years, the russians this information was

a false story. so i think that you're going to see a whole different attitude coming forward once this peace accord takes place, which i think is going to be very soon. and you know, perhaps we will enter that goals and era. the us president gave special things to eat on mosque who has already help slash billions and federal spending. trump went on to list some of the wasteful programs, programs that were funded during the byte, an error abroad. $8000000.00 for making mice trans gender. this is real $32000000.00 for a left wing propaganda operation in bold over $10000000.00 for male circumcision in mozambique. $20000000.00 for the arab sesame street in the middle east. so program $20000000.00 were program $14000000.00 for social

cohesion in mailing $250000.00 to increase vague and local climate action innovation. in zambia, $42000000.00 for social and behavior change in oregon to under the trump administration. all of these scams and there are far worse, but i didn't think it was appropriate to talk about them. that's so bad. as many more have been found out and exposed and swiftly terminated by a group of very intelligent, mostly young people headed up by the line. and we appreciate it. we found hundreds of billions of dollars of fraud. we got reaction to trumps and cracked down on biden's promotion of the work agenda and africa from behind the news network editor joe along the this to see what was done uh it'd be i'd see enough for the guys. 5 is that money's going said the to do is to really enough to seem to have

what's the, you know, there is nobody to detail out for tenants who saw that as a william, tempted as an insult to africans. the weight of one thing to westernized applicants, physically on the agenda does happen in uganda via those are the things that he even touched on that uh, why not really accepted, but because of how to pull. but it's taken most of this also good country to some of that he does with accepting that you will find some that will say, now we're going to accept the money and do something else with that money. but the whole agenda was to just accept the money because the duck, anything that comes from the west it's, it's coming good. trade one in top is introduced to you. it's, it's,

it's the basics. it's all to be the outside world. the one was one never accept such things because they wanted it kind of a sudden around the world. oh, europe 6 to keep its hand in the ukraine. peace process with reports saying both british and french leaders are ready to accompany zelinski on another trip to washington. and here's our t correspondence. ilya put drank, dealt with details on the european partnership with key f. when will they merge? zalinski got the boat from the white house last week. the scandal triggered a storm of protest from european leaders. mister zalinski, you can count on us. we stand firmly by your side, all copy and paste, which supposedly meant. european heavyweights wrote all that on the same page with cabs, mister, no ceasefire on sticking to the war path. reassurances kept pouring in when the landscape flew over to the u. k. ah ah,

we usually try it for as long and only a few days after that, the man who stole the show at the oval office while sitting in front of the dinners lensky took aim. at his european backers, us vice president, ged vance. gave an interview in which he revealed just how to faced that pro zalinski course is sometimes you will have europe and heads of state who in public will pop up their chests and say, we're in it with president zalinski for the next 10 years. and then a private, they'll pick up the phone and say, we keep missing it, go on forever. he has to come to negotiating table. so i honestly don't care what the europeans say in public. what it, what i care is what they say in private. and what they need to be saying to president. so once he is this, can't go on forever. but i'll tell you what long before mr. vance took on europe stopped brass and that interview european movers and shakers had bar themselves in hypocrisy. many times, let's take a look back in the early days of the grading conflict when all sides repeated,

like a montrose with uminski agreements, where the only way to go. some of you may remember the presser window, the rest of the mc, who had just got elected giggles, while the russian meter was speaking about complying with the terms of them in steel pine has shown that this is the density couldn't care less about what was side in minsk, but what's more important is what was said in the memoirs of one of the guarantors angle america. of the 2014 minsk agreement was an attempt to give you crane time. it also use this time to become stronger. as you can see today, so she and her fellow allies didn't push for me is to seek peace, having quite the opposite intentions at heart. moving on, e voices have been trying very hard to convince the public that a russian attack on the block is a threat. that is absolute be real. there is on our borders and over armed and aggressive, russia. it is carrying out terrorist actions massive dis information campaigns at

home and in europe, if no one stops put in, he will surely go to moldova and perhaps beyond the romania depositions, tied custom. russia currently produces between $11500.00 tanks per year. it's by comparison to the 5 largest european nato countries have only half of these tanks in stockton, russia produces 4000000 pieces of artillery ammunition. while we are now struggling to support ukraine and are trying to produce 1000000 and putting it all together, it shows that russia may have the intention to attack us. because as final to and then it was among other things, the baltic countries that have always warned about russia's imperialist ambitions that since pollutants, brutal attack on the entire ukraine. it is completely clear what he wants to move borders by force and thus destroy our peace order in europe. but we won't let that happen. what better way to justify splashing more cash on the european war machine than scaring your electorate with the age old specter of the imminent washing and bathing? we are in an era of we armament and europe is ready to massively boost its

defense spending. bows to respond to the short term urgency to act and to support ukraine. but also to address the long term need to take on more responsibility for our own european security movement onto energy. another area where a year p and double standards and hypocrisy have been particularly bit how many times did we hear the buying fossil fuels from russia? the aggressor needs to be tapped, moved. we come and should get rid of russian gas completely as soon as possible. i encourage all member states and all companies to stop buying russian l. n g. we want as europeans to diversify away from russia, towards suppliers that we trust that our friends and that off reliable free power. you is our plan to break out dependency on russian gas at to find freedom in the

energies choices. this is a stark contrast to the reality of today, which has been perfectly highlighted by donald trump. europe has spent more money buying russian oil and gas than they have spent on defending ukraine by far, according to some estimates, the european union bought almost 22000000000 heroes worth of russian oil and gas in the last 12 months, which does indeed surpassed the 18700000000 euros and financial aid that the block sent to key of in the same period north stream taken out, the cancellation of gas transit to europe through ukraine. well, as a result, despite all the anti moscow rhetoric and ports of russian, alan g by e u countries are sending records. and what about all the crude oil that flows through india from russia? after being refunded asia, it goes straight to the european buyers in form of petrol and diesel sounds exactly like that peculiar brussels hypocrisy that dissenting voices within

b. u had been pointing out for a while now. this to popular see unfortunately, characterizes all of european politics today, especially war politics. so there is an amazing hypocrisy that everyone shakes their fists at the russians. and when we turn our backs, then boom, business is done quickly, and then they shake their fists again. so a little starting to start europe is trying to take the position of a peacemaker and is sticking its foot in the door, which at least now the representatives of the united states and russia want to close, so that there will be calm in the negotiations and we'll see who is suppose to believe in the sincerity of european countries and that they want to sit at the negotiating table and sincerely negotiate peace. after all, i mean the word piece was almost banned in the european union store and to top it all off, i'll leave you with the words brushes, stop diplomat, and one of his date as interviews,

dirty lab or i've been minutes is words when describing the impact the actions of european rulers of had on the world for centuries, mostly been so clear for the last 500 years when the west was more or less formed in the form in which it is today. of course, with some changes all the tragedies of the world originated in europe or happened thanks to european politics. meanwhile, inmate james, thousands of delegates from all over china are meeting to discuss t national issues and work out how best to spend the budget. the so named 2 sessions of van gathers both political. i'm that community officials. we've got the details from city 10, digital reporter and the international relations analyst has sent your way. actually the many agenda today embrace raise the chinese premier, the tons of neighborhoods, governments of work reports, and to know, can you meet the meeting of the national people? it's congress actually in this coming to work report the china targets. they come

in close as a 5 percent in 2025 and the china will adopt multiple measures for the country's development as 2025 marks. and the final year of china is the fifty's voting so 5 year plan and, and he's also crucial to profiting the next 5 year plan blueprint and what are the attorneys governments biggest funds for the world's 2nd economy at this year? well, we know the chinese market is one of the strongest that in the world. and actually in these 2 years that governments work reports that there are multiple plans to boost that economy and that you have the open market. so from my perspective, i think 2 issues, we should focus more one is about china to promote some new quality, productive forces emerging industry. so we see a lot of measures to promote. so these kind of for the bottom line. so especially for the future industries like a commercial, aerospace and low altitude economy, which means the drones and also for the quantum computing, artificial intelligence,

a i and to 6 g technologies. so a 4 ton of the country will excel, right? so that digital transformation, old, traditional industry as well. so the other point is about china is high level not. so we see china will ramp up efforts to encourage forwarding throughout the measurement and a cleaning to promote the comprehensive trials and demonstrations. bulk spending open you. oh surveys doctor, so that will ensure the national treatment support forms on the enterprise as a multiple fuse. so all of these will crates on a number as the number, as of all my opportunities, both countries and for other businesses around a wall which they doing based professor benjamin's how told us that china is being remarkably patient. and that all the western pressure is facing the table is not the new. it does start to in 2018 and trying to continue to have a reasonable high girls and, and also, and then marching straight to visit with the united states to

a sub test with united states. now this year as a pendant was to kind of restructuring, it's very important to get you set out of state park it up the common performance in the next street too busy of 2025. and the focus is 2 days for the next. for this new remains on stabilizing economic momentum through protective fiscal policies. i think uh, both china and also jazz. he's trying to do calculate to pro is in books, but in contrast, i think kind of, it has been very stable is policy. but china is being very calculated as well because china is balancing short term as far as long term, but it was trying to steal, we don't know who the next person who is present. so we, we, one way tried to avoid put a president, trump, to use china to a tech is domestic competitors. went out to her mania,

where presidential candidate collins or jessica who is locked in a legal battle over what he calls a smear campaign. the populace, the politician is appealing allegations of extremist activity and illegal financing . he could face up to 20 years in prison is found guilty. artist charlotte davinsky reports from outside the court house in the romanian capital. incredible seems hey, at the district court in progress was calling just because the man who wants to be romania is next president was here to file. and his appeal against the traditional controls that have been placed on him as part of a slew of allegations into an investigation surrounding his presidential campaign. in november of 2024. that was account any which he went from being a relatively unknown individual to winning the 1st round of the selection. securing himself us both in the 2nd round,

we may saying that he will do one election at the hands down, had it not really knows by romane use constitutional quote. he has now left the quote in a massive media scrum, everybody wanting to speak to you and ask you about those allegations against tim and new new evidence that the e u has been behind. these attempts by remaining is constitution cold on the country to prevent him from running in the next now around the presidential elections, which will be re health in may of this year, this is russia's foreign intelligence service, which is released information that it says the charges against college was just you being supported by the ear and in fact, it is coming from the top mountain during herself the east commission freshman or some of the land, who is the germanium authorities to do everything it can to prevent calling shows

yes. can you from running in this presidential election to avoid a repeat of what happened in november of last year? the view across this is according to the russian for an intelligent service. i've declared on those who are essentially refusing to tell me the line and that's not just calling to ask you a if in romania mine who is said he is being on teenagers questions, some of the decision was made by the in you and says he wants to fight to me for the remaining and people remain your 1st he says, but also other leaders in europe and country such as hungry. that's victor open and also in slovakia robot feet. so cool. individuals who have shown support with donald trump in the united states and is pursued interchange was similar to his putting the country 1st back country ahead of the woods. and in fact, the motion for an intelligence services information said that as

a result of those policies being proceed by, but from point task, he essentially wants to we can you please state the state. and that is one of the reasons they want to prevent move candidates like shows jessica from attaining office. we are now waiting for the decision from the district court as to whether to jessica who's appeal on those traditional controls will be held notes, showing that even sky reporting for all t from to caress us. journalist has urged donald trump to drop sanctions against archie in an open letter. thence one argues the curves on russian media levied under former president joe biden are unconstitutional. the excuse used to place our work under sanction was based on an old lie address. and archie had in some way interfered in us selections. these move is unprecedented. as

no us a ministration is ever banned, blocked or sanctioned and use organization the by the ministrations through the treasury department placed financial sanctions against r t and tv. notice the there by making it illegal for americans, your noise to exercise their constitutionally protected rights of freedom of speech and press, the bullying of social media companies by the bond ministration was corruption on display, however, by the outright banning of a news organization where the by the ministration has done is a violation of constitutional law. in, in september the outgoing bite in administration announced new sanctions targeting several russian outlets, blaming them for covertly undermining democracy and interfering in us elections. following washington's move tech giant mete, which owns facebook and instagram band, several russian news networks. moscow has condemned to the restrictions saying, washington has declared war on freedom of speech. director of the now dissolved us

state department's global engagement center when, as far as blaming our t for ukraine's lack of support, you've asked question for matt, for months and months about, you know, the global south and why there's not more support for ukraine in this part. of the middle east, or that part of latin america or this part of africa. well, one of the reasons not the only reason, but one of the reasons why so much of the world has not been as fully supportive of ukraine as you would think. they would be given that russia has invaded ukraine and violated real number one of the international system is because of the broad scope and reach of r t. we're proud again to just information and allies are spread to millions, if not billions of people around the world. i call a union. o'neil discussed all the details with a panel of guests, including ben swan, who authored that letter in our country in the united states of america. we have a very simple principle, the very 1st amendment to our constitution. the very 1st right in our bill of

rights is the right to speak freely without government interference and the right to a free press repressed by the way, does not mean professional press. it means that you have the right to publish ideas that go against what the government believes and government has no right to get in the way of that. that is one of the founding principles of our country. so when we see or all day long, that, that we have to support the ukraine war and support zelinski because he's the one bastion of democracy in the far the eastern part of europe. and yet we ever defend that while i'm sacrificing our own democratic principles. sacrificing our own bill of rights here in the united states is ludicrous. the problem is, especially under the body administration, we saw unprecedented amounts of censorship that happened and they not only did it um, by taking this network off the us airways back. and i think it was 20172018. but more importantly, they decided to not go after a company that was an american based company. they provided content that went on our team that mentioned their science. my voice and my coworkers voice is about 30

of us from being able to state the truth. and more importantly, disrupt the narrative of the mainstream networks that work internationally broadcast that they were trying to rest of the world. that everybody here in america loved divine and ministration. the joe biden is going to be re elected with pamela harris. all of the various slides that were turned out to be completely false and proven on election night. back in november, the federal government, joe biden say you can speak from the state and group that gives you voice of america radio, free europe. how come p b s n p r? that's no problem. i b, b, c. no, but i, i don't understand. so this has come, this has got to come to an end and not only that, my friend people love this, they love you. they loved just opinion fact and it was not true. 7 the don't. 7 c should if you don't like it, don't watch it. then in your view, how does binding

r t compared to the previous social media? censorship of independent voices, especially under u. s. government pressure. they made a crime to work with r t. and that's the kind of the crux of the letter as well. this letter goes to the fact that it is illegal for us citizens to work with our team. we cannot even volunteer for our team. if we just set as journalist where he is going to work for free because we believe so much in the mission of our tea. that's a crime under the sanctions. and that's a huge problem. you're essentially saying we are making it illegal for you to work with a particular news organization. because we disagree with the ideas that might come through that, which also tells you a lot about the influence that the u. s. government has over every other media organization, not just in the united states, but around the world. there was only one that they would make it illegal to work for because they don't have the ability to influence the content that runs through them. in order to understand how the world feels, yeah, have to get out of the united states. you have to,

we are blessed with this with this cook phony of opinion. so this is not just about this, this is about freedom and this about this kind of the, the marketplace of ideas it's, it's just, it's, and again ben said you for this and i hope this and hope nobody ever has to see anything like this. again, it is a stain on our constitution. i don't believe in any way. this is constitutional, but we still abided by the law. we are law abiding american citizens that just want our voice backs to just want to be able to tell the rest of the world the reality of what's going on in america. and this continues censorship right now. i think trump is completely against that. and i agree with that, i say within the next 2 weeks, if not before, then you're going to see these sections repealed across the board, and i hope r t restored back to the american airways. all right, let's continue with our top story now. the path to peace in ukraine with us president trump looking to bring an end to the conflict.