is the th romania detains its 6th suspects and a moscow length of trees in case that says a 101 year old. a retired generals house is rated and the russian military attache and his deputy are declared persona non grata donald trump's foreign policy chief says out loud what the west has consistently called the russian propaganda and the status of the house like as a proxy war is now status quote in washington. frankly, it's a proxy war between the nuclear power is united states offering ukraine and russia, and it needs to come to an end. and no one has any idea or any plan to bring it to an end. we will consider the presence of these troops on ukrainian territory in

exactly the same way we considered the potential presence of nato and ukraine. no matter their flags or shep ron's moscow considers any foreign troops the new train as belonging to nato and their presence with the signal, the blocks of official involvement in the war. the warning from russian foreign ministers, sir gala from the you're watching r t international. i'm rachel ruble live in moscow. restarts in romania where 6 people have been detained on charges. they organized a criminal group to stage a clue with the health of moscow. in 2024, another defendant joined to the organized crime group. all members carrying out continuous conscious, public or conspiratorial actions in order to achieve the proposed goal. also, the members of the criminal group repeatedly contacted agents of

a foreign power located both on the territory of romania and the russian federation . we can cross now to our t correspondence, charlotte davinsky, who is in the romanian at capital for us a lot a tell us more about this recent detentions and what's the evidence of ties with russia that remaining authorities have presented well, this group is known as the so called slab be in pay the commandment, that's the name they've taken off the notorious nobleman whose influence he in romania and throughout the world for inspiring the legend of count dracula. now they're accused of trees and accused the full meaning. a power military group and the intelligent services. hey, in romania accuse this group of wanting to take romania out of the nato organization of funding or political policies and installing a new government and the director it for investigations into organized crime. and

terrorism has said that these individuals that have been detained to for p to be contacted agents have from russia here in romania and also in the russian federation to having traveled to moscow previously in january to have the defendants travel to moscow, where they came into contact with people willing to support the organizations efforts to see state power in romania. so 6 individuals have been detained on those accusations that they were essentially trying to over through the government, tate in romania. we also know that homes were also raised in the last 24 hours, and this includes the hope of a 101 year old were tired, major general, and major general, whose war he ro here in remains of despite the fact he's also being accused of being a holocaust denial, this is a ride to see a daughter who's seen as being the public figure, old space group, vlad,

the impaler commandment. now she has to prove these allegations and said, well, we have so it is a trying to do here is to link his organization, make these spurious accusations to calling jose jessica. this is the mind of a moment who came 1st in the 1st round of for maintenance presidential elections in november of last year. that was then late, you know, and he's now facing a slew of accusations himself as there is evidence a merging that the european union, brussels itself is being behind knowing if those elections know one thing. another pro nationalistic lead to come in to pilot in the, you know, going back to what the retired major general said. he said, look, the trying to, without any evidence, link us to call and chose yes. could they need to have evidence against the county in georgia? that proves that the accusations are true to link us this group of military

personnel to kelly and george ask you to put us all in the same port, accusing us of supporting him in order to create a sensational trial. because everyone is accusing them of abuses. so providing evidence of an empty system organization which shows that they are not committing abuses. well, that case again shows as school was denied in terms of the listing of judicial impositions on thursday by a court take in bucharest. he's also lost his right to appeal. the decision both the no man's 5 you were just human rights. but the prosecutor's sources from the post and he just told the local media here in romania that there are no links between the case of the slide in pay look to management. and the case of calling georgia institute. a lot a comment from moscow so far and yeah,

on these allegations that russia is involved because what we saw in the last 24 hours is the russian embassy military, a tashay and his deputy were declared persona non grata he in romania certainly gone to the detentions that have taken place in the last 2 hours. that has been no response. but we know that russia is uneasy about the tensions and the develop minutes that we have sitting here and roommate, you know, it just started with the calling georgia screw case with the russian for an intelligent service at saying that brussels was behind that decision to and now the election, but also in the fact that bit has seen 2 of its diplomatic stuff being the type of so no growth to and essentially kicked out of the country. now, according to the secret service is hand romania. those 2 individuals who worked at the russian embassy update accused of spelling. the 2 russian diplomats

carried out intelligence gathering activities from strategic areas of interest and supported the anti constitutional dom arches of the group. while the russian, a foreign ministry says it does reserve the right to make any decisions and to a spoken to what's happened, it says that those allegations or false and it says that they have not been carried out by an unfriendly country. our t correspondence charlotte dimansky. lottie, thank you. well, meanwhile the us secretary of state has openly admitted the ukraine. complex is a proxy war between the us and russia. some very clear from the beginning that president trump views this as a protracted stalemated conflict. and frankly, it's a proxy war between nuclear power is due united states helping ukraine and russia, and it needs to come to an end. and no one has any idea or any plan to bring it to an end, the plan of the ukrainians up to now and their allies on capitol hill. and the

people you talk to in other countries is, let's just keep giving them as much as they need for, as long as it takes. that's not a strategy. you know, it took 3 years for washington to find that experience a moment of clarity and actually has made that a, it is, in fact a proxy war against russia led by the us. and this comes off the use of denial, especially in the media, because, you know, media outlets repeatedly called most costanza and the conflict of russian propaganda and the, the conflict and ukraine was actually unprovoked. and this was despite to his russia raising concerns about nato's expansion. easterwood, while most screw itself had to actually advocate for its own national security. but russia was silenced and blamed for this propaganda with 12 military officials in the west actually denied, but any proxy were actually exists. so this really is a, a, a proxy war. you don't have boots on the ground, you're not making decisions which are helping you try and kill russians for helping you try and defend themselves. but now they knew us with ministration. the trump

administration is breaking away and actually aligning itself with the rush of stones. so the us isn't meeting the a crate in conflict is a proxy war. but what about kids, other backers? well, formal, british prime minister, orest johnson also joined in despite his previous role in splitting actually to the piece store, the tools that happened in march in 2022 and a stumble according to most gay johnson actually allegedly advised key of to keep fighting and you know, the leave that hi me a uh, then head of the ukrainians allegation is what's known as the john slot. actually played an influential role in the prices. but now boys still the same seems to be seeing a compatriot differentiated. we are late, let's face it well, waging your proxy will await your proxy will. but we're not giving a proxies the ability to do the job and wet and for, for years and years now we've been allowing them to fight with one hand tied behind

their backs. and it has been cruel, it is being cruel. and you know, this is the same bar as don't send them back in 2022 actually stated that there's no proxy war. but in response to lab real statements, the russia is a war notes with ukraine, but with the west. and that will mean school and you know, these he is here of has been repeating the mantra that russia is the aggressor. and i think it's important to repeat some narrative. there is a neck restaurant and i know we're just, a new crane is a victim and rush, she has there to restaurant. we only need to be realistic about russia. russia posey's suspension of threats to our security today. the threat of war may not be imminent, but it is not impossible, but not still in europe has been beating that drama about the russian threat for

a while now and after 3 years of conflict, there does seem to be no letting app, but what effect has the us changing its approach to the conflict had, if any, well, you know, from the last few weeks and days the we've a seen washington stones on the conflict has indeed changed. i knew while europe is still pushing for the school to continue us is actually pushing on. is the lensky a to negotiate with mockery bill actually admitting that the lens, kate is reluctant to end the contract? we asked to credit is not the sabotaged it. when the vice president made the point that it's got to take diplomacy to get things like to solve, present zalinski unfortunately made the decision to challenge the vice president and start questioning whether diplomacy is even possible in essence sabotaging and undermining the president's plan. my understanding is pause said he is willing to get into a negotiated settlement. is that your understanding? the answer was we are interested in talking about it. we now need to follow up. it's hard to follow up when the other side of the conflict is saying they're not

interested in peace at all. and that was the message that was coming across as a result of silence keys. reluctance to negotiate, washington has actually stopped, is age to key of and most importantly they stopped the transfer of intelligence data. and this pause is supposed to last until to have changes. it's gone. so, you know, overall we all see a slide shift and the narrative that the west has stopped to since february 2022 to all right. we can cross live now to spanish lab for picnic farm or us army officer . assess to get good to have you on the program with us. again, this is a really big admission from the u. s. foreign policy chief mark of rubio that the ukraine conflict is in fact a proxy ward is the statement come as a surprise to you that washington is finally admitting to this as well. it's kind of like saying the sun rises nice. yes. that's. that's the obvious thing. that everybody knows, and the lindsey graham has been uh, fluttering about the all over the world uh,

streaming out this is the best proxy weren't around for the last 2 years, said, you know, not a single american which is all live at this cross, several 100 americans have been killed, but not a single american has died and it's, we're just providing good equipment and you, great ends up doing a believe, which is a rather, uh, sadistic uh, statement of probably the reasons, but it is what it is. so i mean it's like i said, the sunrise on these. yeah, stating the obvious find like a stass move seen the, the new us administrator isn't making moves to try to at least begin to peace negotiations with russia and in recent weeks. how sincere, do you think these actions are, do you think that the trump administration will stick to this new direction in the long term, or is this something that trump could roll back potentially on a whim? well, there's always that protection. what's wrong for i you never know, but no, i think they're on a um, on a specific course. uh and that course is to wash their hands of the ukraine in

a direct manner. they don't want their boots on the ground, they don't want the dns, have their boots on the ground and are in a small scale with the russian that they don't mind in the least. but they're not going to do any other fighting other europeans, on the other hand, to do whatever they can't afford to us into a real point in the great, with these guarantees and the keep the us troops there, right? so when they escalate, the us has to get pulled in. so it's the type of war between the 2 parties, both want the war to continue, but in different forms. yes, we're going to be quite happy selling weapons payment 1st, money, 1st. weapons after to the european, so they can the, on the gradient steps, not gonna change anything. so, but they're not, it's, it's, it's an interesting little, uh, talk award that's going on right now. yeah. interesting indeed, i'm going back to that statement from marco rubio, you know, for years western politicians have said that this is ukraine's war,

not theirs. and their countries are not involved. of course, again, it was, it was quite obvious to, to most people that in fact, that was not the case, but just think rubio statement means that these western countries have done deliberately misled at their electronics this whole time. and how should people feel about that? as well, and they should be outraged. and they of course i have misled don't be more obvious of the people that woke up uh the uh, whatever that percentages depending on the country. they quite well realize most going on the unfortunate liberals that are now suddenly again, wearing ukrainian flags and everything else or the, they're not going to wake up for one, some of the reasons. but when we talk with me and to face reality that there dupes you will see, uh, and that would be nice. while it under, you know, you know, some percentage is gonna support this no matter what, just because they can't base their own it with the crushing of their own egos. tell us why that's depending on what country that's not

a small percent us of probably $3040.00, maybe 50 percent of the population that goes down the line we're going to uh, now purchase like, uh, hungry. you just rolling the best. the majority of population that realizes with the small was long and didn't want to have anything to do with it all depends on. so like i said, people shouldn't be outraged. a lot of people are just going to assume this out because this goes it. it gives the scenario that they've been sold off, the line and sinker, and they don't want to hear it just like you know, what happened with the whole really, just like what happened though with that rack. just like what have again expanded everything else. they buy, they buying into a fully and they are true believers. and anything that disrupt is just going to be ignored and going to be attacked is going to be denied. so unfortunately, we sort of the us that, like i said, it's probably most of the population in america. yes, they need a new cause. coming up here, pretty soon. spanish luck prepared nick, farmer,

us army. really? thank you. well, the deployment of peacekeeping forces, from nato countries to crane will mean their official involvement. and the complex that is according to russian foreign ministers. second law prov. so shouldn't, but russia doesn't want any wars. russia wants to eliminate the root causes of the situation and ukraine that the west created in order to suppress the influence of an essentially to wage war against russia. when you, 1st of all, we're talking about the nato expansion. yeah. and now president trump and his team clearly understand that this was the root cause for the conflict is in. this is openly stated. while the europeans have decided for some reason, the news that the united states has betrayed their interest. and now simply prefer to ignore the root causes in the topic of nato, with europeans now trying instead to create new coalitions within nato. and essentially, they're creating fighting forces within nato to be deployed in the territory of ukraine. we will consider the presence of these troops on ukrainian territory in

exactly the same way we considered the potential presence of nato and ukraine number. because no matter what flags this operation is concealed under who is or whether he, you flags or the national flags of the country supplying the forces. regardless of what patches, even those associated with mendera are a fix to their uniform so that it will still be nato troops. this would mean, i want to say once again, not some alleged hybrid involvement, but the directive official and undisguised involvement of nato countries in the war against the russian federation group. this is unacceptable. this meeting has just wrapped up between the russian foreign minister, sir, j, lab, rav and d, as in bob, when minister of foreign affairs and international trade. and, you know, a lot of attention was paid to the recent, addressed to the french nation that french president emanuel micron made uh, recently, specifically 2 statements in particular. first of all that he said the european union can not allowed ukraine conflicts to end in the key of regimes capitulation.

and also that russia is a threats to the european union. but lab are all about this press conference. said that the real threat is actually uh, france to russia when they're talking about actually using nuclear weapons against the threats the european union can use to to those. of course, this is a threat and directed to russian. if macklin considers us a threat, then he gathers a meeting of the chief of staff of european countries in britain only, but he says it is necessary to use nuclear weapons and prepare for their use against russia. this is certainly a threat that unlike his predecessors, but who also wanted to wage war on russia for such as napoleon. and hitler says, mister ma chrome does not act very elegantly because they had explicitly stated that russia needed to be conquered and defeated those macro and seems to want the same thing, but somehow claims that they must fight russia so that it does not defeat france asserting that russia poses threats to france in europe. you know, mister, my problem periodically declares probably that he will call poot and definitely

talk to him. he has the opportunities to do so. as they say no one prohibits. on the contrary, the russian president constantly emphasizes that he is open to contacts with all his colleagues, but to be frank for them. the inappropriate accusations against russia of preparing for war against europe in france had been repeatedly dismissed by putting as nonsense and observing solve the course, the implication of backgrounds, words here are quite provocative. we've got 2 separate statements. one saying that russia is a threat to the european union and another of macro on saying that france must be ready to use nuclear weapons against threats to the european union. so uh, but also he did also say the french president that the frances a nuclear arsenal is only being used for deterrence. so let's take a listener, what you said. there's only 3, i don't know, put the, our nuclear deterrent protects us. it is complete solver in french from start to finish. since 1964, it has explicitly always played a role in preserving peace and security in europe. but responding to the historic

call of the future german chancellor, i decided to open the strategic debate on the protection by our deterrence of our allies on the european continent. whatever happens, the decision has always been and will remain in the hands of the president of the republic, the head of the armed forces. however, i've also spoke a bit about the ukraine conflict in the context of bilateral relations between russia and zimbabwe. he sang once again the minister and these are baldwin government for their supports towards russia within the ukrainian conflicts because the president meant on god was of us. and bob white has said time and time again. they understand that ukraine is being used as a tool by the west to attack russia. and this is something essentially that the minister echoed when i was able to ask him a question today. i asked him what he thought about the wes attempts to pretty much continue this conflict and escalated while we're seeing a cooling and relations between the us and russia and the possibility of peace on

the horizon. he said that this in baldwin government is against any sort of escalation of this conflict. zimbabwe is always an advocate, $2.00 to $4.00 to so for the solution to this conflict. racing call cause on the line causes of this conflict in that anybody who wants to help the situation can not advocate for continued for securities. zimbabwe news for the fuse for the solution to the conflict. and that address is the whole causes of peace should. so this is involved with the position it has been there. it is, then it will be that. so we against any movement towards

escalation on the other side. that's also important. understand that russia and zimbabwe have had long time, warm, healthy relations between the 2 countries. i mean, russia back during the times of the soviet union in the health zimbabwe and its war for independence. and this tradition, this legacy of friendship between these 2 countries is only continuing. lab rav spoke about joint projects and a number of spears that have been going on and had been agreed on today as well. and the spheres of raw materials, energy, atomic cooperation, space science cooperation as well. and elaborate of also brought attention to the fact that uh for, for years russia had offered $125.00 stipends to zone zim baldwin students to come to russia and study. but they have agreed today to increase that number as well. and lab, or i've also praised zimbabwe for it's regional leadership in trying to tackle

conflicts throughout africa, through regional organizations. specifically what's going on right now in the democratic republic of congo. the way the russian federation will continue to contribute to the efforts of the global community to promote stabilization and conflict resolution on the african continent. with the understanding that the path to resolution must be agreed upon by the african countries themselves, with the support of relevant continental organizations, externally imposed solutions, do not allow for sustainable regulation of crisis situations. this has been proven . we will advocate for the approach that african problems require african solutions . now in terms of the comments made by minister him or we era, he also thanked russia for its participation in these joint projects in zimbabwe that are going to help the country reach its goal of becoming a middle income country by 2030. and he also said that that's also going to be done through working cooperatively with russia and other countries of the multi polar world through bricks. emmanuel microns recent attempts to inspire decisive

action and support of ukraine are facing a fierce opposition in paris. the number of politicians of accused at the french leader of distracting from the countries huge that deficits with his rhetoric. the real, existential threat to france is not russian because that is a lie. it is the bankruptcy of the country. the loss of jobs, french president emanuel macklin wants to spend tens of billions of heroes and not on the army, but on patching up holes in the budget. surprisingly, emanuel mat, chrome is playing on fields and using the war in ukraine to accelerate his federalist agenda. and he's pushing cynicism to the point of using this tragedy to excuse future, social breakdowns and huge deficits. the biggest threats to piece is not russia. the biggest correct piece is my crown and the slice. that's the biggest threats. the problem is once again, it is that the level of the dogs and propaganda that we have in your opinion and

friends using exactly the inverse. yesterday i'll be listening to my chrome and my chrome has only talked about lies. what basically my from is trying to do is, was according to the plan that was discussed by united states. and in great britain, france, us is switching the responsibility of this conflicts to the union because they want to get rid of it. so what my son is doing is trying to gather his kind of, uh, i would say directed to europe in need to, uh, to system the conflict. so now they are running after a different kind of processes. i'm plus the and fortune a complete system and ukraine, which is uh, the drum of the go i would say because friends, in your opinion are digging their own grades by the way they are doing it as

background face as criticism at home. he's finding backers in brussels. the president of the european commission says the union needs to borrow 800000000000 euros to stand against the threat. that is russia. a reminder, just a few years ago she claimed moscow will be brought to its knees. the russian military is taking ships from dishwashers and refrigerators to fix the military hardware because there are no semi contact us anymore. rushes in the suite is in texas. we um, you could to mobilize close to 800000000000 euros of defense expenditures for a safe and resilient to your own. we will of course, continue working closely with our partners in a tool. this is a moment for you and we are ready to step up. and as the russians rat,

chorus grows louder. e, you, politicians are intent on muting its diverse symphony of voices if they don't sing a war mongering tune is foreign policy chief. so it has created a coalition of the willing to prevent any one country like hungary from applying the brakes on ukraine support. this is increasingly difficult and that's why we have on the new initiatives so, so considered a violation of the willing a. so that one country comstock that everybody else, we are still striving for having the unique c, l. 27 members. and if that's not possible, then i mean hungry can speak for themselves. well, coalition of the willing was a battle pri use during the us led invasion of a rock 2 decades ago. it's made a come back with the u. k. and france leading the charge as they posed the bombshell plan to deploy european troops to ukraine. the countries were also intent

on sending another 20000000000 euros and military aid. the key of a book arrest blocks, the proposed package, repeating its on the side of peace. unlike the rest of your, of the law must cuz those settlements claiming a leader is just want to keep the complex going. we spoke with a story in politics expert john lochlund, who says european leadership keeps the pro war, rhetoric flowing because it suits their political agenda. what they are doing is they using this crisis, which they all, by the way, aggravating in order to build up. as you've said in your reports, an 800000000000 euro from, for defense for the alms industry. and verified to create one some through a european this is a power structure and they'll tell numerous grains federal european power structure, which is that's what my coal once that's what he's wanted to us since he was elected. and that's so basically what was left on the line once the tractor sees

referring to is the threats of an alleged most imagined russian invasion of, of the nato, europe itself, in other words, beyond ukraine. and i think that's crazy on all kinds of levels and see what she is doing is the same as my cold. so that's simply using this for their own internal political ends. and we'll have to see if they succeed. i personally, i'm skeptical that they will succeed, but i have little doubt now that they are going to try for that is going to do for me for now here on our to international. but do say with us, my colleague union o'neill is in next in half an hour with mornings by the

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