just want to make sure, and then for example, that you piece it said that what is the ground level? the pressure on rest been 3, isn't possible. let's talk to your region with a red dozen members of the country. security forces reportedly chills and heavy clashes with a side loyalist local journalists in 5th from the region. the h t. s. military bombing, the villages and suburbs of la takia, the suburbs of jet blake. reports are coming out to the people of 3 villages in that area. by the airport, leaving the houses and the refugees. now they're leaving the house because of the bombing. also ahead. where will the cash coming from? that's the question. immediately res, after e. u. leaders,

a breach or rub up the blocks defense span to the tune of almost a trillion dollars. and it comes despite not all member states being on board. with the rush towards the tries ation. donald trump's foreign policy chief confirms law and what the west has repeatedly labeled russian propaganda. our thoughts, the trained conflict in trump views. this is a protracted stalemated conflict. and frankly, it's a proxy war between nuclear power as united states helping ukraine and russia. and it needs to come to an end. plus romania detained, 6 aspects. and i must go link trees in case on the same day. rush's military, a tell shape on his deputy, your expels from cigarettes. the midnight in moscow, i am, you know, leo, and this is our to introduction by and says again,

escalating and syria flushes between the new estimates, governments, forces and government linked to the countries as the leader of erupt in the western city of job left an area after me, i liked the grouping to which bashar assad belongs a local reporter find the following from the ground. the h t. s military, a bombing, the villages and suburbs of la takia, the suburbs of jibley. the muslim la white council has called for a method of protest tomorrow, a peaceful protest to condemn the attacks on civilians and le whites reports that coming out that the people of 3 villages in that area by the airport are leaving the house is in a refugees now they're leaving the house because of the bombing the clashes a very close to the airport. you know, warning these images coming out of the attack. they may be assessing to some, a syrian broadcaster is reporting the 13 members of serious security forces were killed when loopo armed with targeted their vehicles with explosive devices on the countries state. news agency has labeled the militants, quote, remnants of

a subs malicious ortiz space when he told us. now we're seeing these huge anti government protests taking place in a number of governance in syria and hama, and the talk you and talk to us and talk to is the protests. we've seen the image is circulating across social media, which appeared to us, showed the protested storming the government building that now of course the situation has been like a tinderbox waiting to explode, that have been these big anti government protests the, the government, of course of, i told her i was shy mother, it's need to have an old yolande who is being re branded now as oh, shut up with these new head coach a new day accepted at by the west. but this new stable. this new free and new democratic syria appears to be nothing of the sort with these a big onto government approach has not high power. i'll show them that they have moved the forces, the government forces into those areas to try and re take control. they've been

opening fire on the protests, according to some local reports up to 30 high a ton of roll. sean militants or soldiers have been killed during the protest, ease and lost the pain in ambush attacks by groups according to cells. the sylvian resistance, some caused some heights are all strong. they say that moving gates, the former soldiers associated with the government of basra side who was out of state in december that claiming that, that a typo on the remnants from those forces, happiness has been a group that's coming us together cooling. so the syrian resist and savings taking part in some of these ambush attacks. so the protest movement, the one that's still continuing. however, that has been some indication that the other white community all being targeted. now this has been very much the case where the since december we've heard stories

we've met. so some people the flank the country themselves are talking about some of the risk seems. 2 happening there, including kidnappings, but headings, people being burnt out, the villages burns out of the homes, actually did judicial executions. and the persecution of minority communities, particularly targeting the lights and also the sheer community. so the situation is incredibly volatile at this stage. and of course there is that last the splits into areas under the controls of the gilani government. in the north of course, the turkish back forces and in the northeast the, the cody forces which are about to cost by washington. so we're going to have to see how this one plays out. ready, but the western image of this free and democratic this new sylvia perhaps isn't as stable as we've been led to believe ahead of news. west asia focus thought that the cradle esteban career believes that despite all the promises on western block and

the leader of h t. s will not be able to bring unity to syria. this is 100 percent, the leaving type of scenario. what i, what is happening is here, it's very, very unlikely that that i'm extremely is leader on down the found the rock data is likely to bring to elf updating syria is likely to bring together a ride. the 6 that different sexy and see we have to bring the unit that he's problem is up inclusion his. busy problem is diversity, and he's meetings with a german foreign minister and with the french part of me starting with the complicated or 5 western officials that travel to syria over recent months. but in reality, that has not been the case. syria has been racked via by violence a, by a, a, you know, they, the position of chevy a law in certain areas. they seem to be what we're seeing is the expansion of the way that the farmers, yolande, was runing. indeed, leaving the north, a west of syria for so long under 30 sponsorship spread to the rest of the areas of syria that he has on there. he's controlled, which is also a big question mark,

right? because if you have israel continued to expanding this out and dirty looking to take control of most of the not, then what is exactly going to be left for the vantage to control? the no donald trump special ukraine and boy has lost the key of blaming the zalinski government for the recent pause in u. s. military support to the country they brought on joan c frame. join me might not click when we were in the oval office last week on friday. you know, kind of giving you the background a little bit, which is what we talked with presidents once getting for that meeting. there were 13 you, a shot of her said hey, ouch. then we said ok, this is like stage management, this is what you want to say space. we're going to come in, we have this is precious metal steel. you're going to sign the deal. you know, the sub lunch, every press conference that you said right, can you good to go? we continue to go. what happened became a very combat of who press conference. you don't have the shape piece to discussions in public. you don't try to challenge the prism united states and the

overall understanding fact. you need to side with me and not to russians call. we have hired quite a lot of for rhetoric since the lensky is blogs or the white house in february. that was followed up by his expulsion from washington. was evidence at the moment, is that so washington is trying to push ukraine into negotiations by limiting its support to key of, according to media reports. marco rubio, c with call fans, and michael walls will travel to saudi arabia on tuesday to meet with the ukrainian delegation, which will include andre, your market, who's the top official after the landscape in ukraine. this will be the 1st meeting between the 2 sides. it seems to meeting in the oval office according to reports. the white house was a ceasefire as soon as possible in order to expedite it's rare minerals and

natural resources deal with ukraine. now take listen to this. we have now we're now in discussions to coordinate a meeting with the ukrainians in re i'd or even potentially jetta. so other cities moving around a little bit, but it will be saudi arabia. and i think the idea is to get down a framework for a peace agreement and an initial ceasefire. cease fire as well. it is common consensus that in order for the conflict and key of is going to have to talk to moscow. but here's the thing, remind we need to point out that mr. zalinski has explicitly forbidden negotiations with a lot of them are putting the law he himself brought in. that's another thing that stands out from everything that was said by the sol calls the collective west and the recent years, a so called fresh thought, if you will that say, continue. mm. attempts to isolate and not communicate with russia is not really a viable strategy. think, listen, there is also a broader strategy,

a play in president trump approach this war. that is informed by the realization that the united states needs to reset relations with russia to continue to isolation and lackland gauge with the russians as the war and ukraine continued. is no longer a viable or a sustainable strategy, pauses sullivan use, you know, that's a russia had never ever said no to negotiations with ukraine. and on the contrary, vilicki himself had made it illegal for any thoughts were to be held with mazda gold. now that a side at the moment says some of the european officials are now claiming that puts in is about to engage the entire continents. and they're ready for a nuclear defense. just listen to my crohn's, the latest statements. and that's something that was completely made up, and the never even ordered by the russian leadership taking this definitely with.

but let's say that we must choose for our sales version of peace that will suit us . and that will ensure peace for our country in the long term historical perspective, we do not meet anything that belongs to all of us, but we will not evolve. what is ours? so another run of talks between the us and ukraine is up ahead and uh, at the moment you craze options seem to be limited, but are now completely exposed to the rest of the world. now in a moment that will have shocked many, the us secretary of state has openly admitted the cream conflict is a proxy war between the us and russia, fuels by the previous, by the administration. 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 as 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 and 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 and months of clarity and actually admit that it is, in fact the proxy war against russia led by the us. and this comes of to use of denial, especially in the media because, you know, media outlets repeatedly called most gravestones from the conflict russian propaganda and the court. 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 silence and blames for this propaganda with told military officials in the west actually denying that 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 ukraine kill russians were helping ukraine defend themselves. but now the new us administration, the trump administration, is breaking away and actually a lining itself with the rush of stones. so the u. s. is admitting via credit in conflict is a proxy war. but what about kids other backers? well, formal breakfast point minister boris johnson also jointed and despite his previous role in splitting actually to the play store tools that happens in march in 2022 and a stumble according to moscow. johnson actually allegedly advised key of to keep fighting and you know 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 process, but now bar is shelves and seems to be seeing a compatriot differentiated. we are, let's face it what wage and your proxy will wage your proxy will. but we're not

giving our 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 at the, in response to loud real statements. the russia is a war north with ukraine, but with the west and the war means war. 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 natural restaurant and i never asked, a crane is a victim and rush, she has there to restaurant. we only need to be realistic about russia. russia posey's existence, with 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 that we've a seen washington stones on the conflict has indeed changed. new wally 0, but still pushing forward. this will to continue us is actually pushing on so lensky a to negotiate with mockery bill actually admitting that the landscape is reluctant to end the conflict. we asked you, 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 poor and 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. it's a 2 k of and most importantly they stopped the transfer of intelligence data. and this pool was 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 stuck to since february 2022, to a former virginia state senator for the republican party. dick black told r t even us administration is no actively debunking the narrative that the bible team had been pushing a very important the the topic demonstration has a totally different take on those in mind. mining was part of this last media property that there been the most bizarre on truth was told to the people.

for example, earlier in the war they said a lot we're, we're going to turn were russian and we went to the us or crushed of it. we had all sorts of very prominent paper size groceries, nothing but a but for wells and, and it, and the military and an army. well, of course, that was absurd, contract now, but the rubio, as the secretary of state is saying this was a proxy was ready to go to us by nato agibbs doing again sports and it's accurate. it's something that all of us has known for a long time. what, what is happening now is that the war is beginning to online, it's coming to an end. they tow united states or recognize that there's more into last, jones was there. and so,

so when sky you were talking about, please get back to your we've got a lot of money riding on this. a lot of hedge funds, a lot of blended bankers expected back a lot of money. we got to keep this board one. and now the whole thing is on rob, boring, and now everybody is starting to live. so rich uses. yeah, i wish we caught all these b you later so far, why, what i'm going to tell you, some people sits out there be shipping their, their cocktails and, and, and are walking around with shiny shoes of diamond rings. they don't give a rip about the people that they've served. they don't care about the brain is i don't care of february brandy and they don't care of every wash. and god, you know, i, i have just have so little regard for these d u leaders. the now with european nations flirting with recession due

to storing energy costs. many other issues. the youth has a pledge this evening to spend an extra 800000000000 euro unresisting russian beefing up their defensive capabilities. the block to politicians will have to brainstorm how to pay for the re argument with an idea and using their own investment bank being floated. the motion of the emergency summit was passed despite member nation hungry, refusing to support the european council stresses that europe must become more suffering more responsible for its own defense, and better equipped to act and deal autonomously with immediate and future challenges and threats with a $360.00 degree approach calls on the commission to propose additional funding sources for defense at a u level, including by means of additional possibilities and incentives offered to old member states. goals on the board of governors of the european investment bank to urgently continue to adapt the best practices for lending to the defense industry. notably,

by reevaluating the list of excluded activities, and by increasing the volume of available funding in the field of security and defense. with less welcoming now head all the vienna face. subvert off institute fink tank. alexander markovich. alexander, thanks for your time. we're, we're talking about unprecedented levels of defense spend from the you, your initial reaction to the news. well, i can basically it's a brits this news as a panic reaction by the european union on the latest few political developments. and let's name them. it's the breakup between the united states and europe. that's europe becomes the last bastion of globalization as united states. now also orients re audience themselves towards the multiple wells and basically wants to answer the conflicts in ukraine and

europe. unfortunately, the european union doesn't and wants to have this conflict, but to leads to where he ends. and therefore, you can explain the some kind of measures in order to suddenly before the european armies, which has been basically um, left out to die during the last for 2 years of the use of to the end of the cold war. so it is, um, a wary uh yeah, it's kind of reaction because also the chief of the european commission and was the law on the line. i actually know that you cannot create an army, although to now maybe you can create zeros out of the narrow, of course, which will cost pipeline inflation and interest all not points alexander that

because it's a very timely one. the european investment bank will not shift towards lending for defense purposes. what's the consequences of that as well? the consequences for the pipe installation day will be um, great for social conflicts. and of course, um, social cuts in the social measures insights to europe in union because some, all of this needs to be, um finance. and of course, european union can print money, but somehow they have to create um, um some economic um profits in order to sponsored as well machine. and this cannot be made without them making social cups. you mentioned there, that's that stark at risk that merging across the atlantic. one element of that is the new killer question. you've got francais president at yesterday saying

that at we're ready to use our nuclear weapons to defend the content. you can share our umbrellas on the other side, you've got donald trump talking about reducing stock pilots. and with talks with russia and china. so again, this is going to be an element of, of, of contention. is it not? yeah, definitely it is. and i guess it will also spark the tensions between europe and russia, even fighter, because also russia will leads to react in this folder escalation of the conflict for ukraine. and if the french are actually um, as well mongering as i'm actually also just building nuclear weapons. i'm to you great. and itself, this could lead even to new to the of our, the yeah, the, the, you just want an interesting element here, saves it, plans to arm itself and partnership with nato. alexander how little this poly with

the, the u. s. new to reduce its role in the alliance with the military lock. secretary general, not even being invited to this emergency summit. well um i guess it will be were interesting to see if um nature will still exist in one or 2 years since donald trump himself. um declared that he wants to uh, remove the united states from may to and also lost a headset similar things in regarding to the atlantic military alliance. and i guess what's on the european union is currently doing um with this um, huge military budgets. um they called for today um is the one somehow to replace the dates of fox. the problem is that 01000 dollars, half of the um, armaments capacities which you cannot create out of to now,

which takes years to build up in order to replace made. so, so i guess um, all these things about this military budget um this hormone moving speeches. uh, well wishful thinking then um, actually strategies probably reality. yeah. another house to pay for it. so we'll see what happens with that head of the sort of institute think tank. joining us from vienna, mr. alexander markham. it's alex under. thank you for your time. the 6 people have been detained in romania, non charges of organizing, a criminal group aimed at staging a cube in the nation. allegedly, with the help of most go in 2024, another defendant joined to the organized crime group. old members carrying out continuous cultures, 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

. well, this is the so called lab fee and pay the commandment. group name tall for the interview is new. berlin from transylvania in romania who is known to carried up both barrack acts and in spite of the legend of count dracula. they has been accused of treason on forming a power military group with the intent of bringing down the remaining government. they're also accused by the intelligent services of wanting to take romania out of nato and to abolish all political policies and the directorate for investigations into organized crime. and terrorism has said that these individuals that have been detained to for p to be contacted agents from russia, she in romania and also in the russian federation to having traveled to moscow. previously, in january 2 of the defendants traveled to moscow where they came into contact with people willing to support the organizations efforts to see state pallet 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 will also re did in the last 24 hours. and this includes the hope of a 101 year old. we're tired. major general and major general, who's will he ro here in remaining despite the fact he's also being accused of being a holocaust denial? this is right. i do see a daughter who is seen as being a public figure, old space group, vlad, the impaler commandment. now she has to prove based allegations and said, well, we authorities are trying to do here is to link his organization and make these spurious accusations to calling jo jessica, this is the mind of a movement who came 1st in the 1st round, informing his presidential elections. in november of last year, that was then late to a know, and he's now facing a slew of accusations himself as there is evidence of merging that the european

union, brussels itself is being behind knowing of those elections. no 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 choose yes. could they need to have evidence against the county in georgia? ask you 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's the case. the game shows us do uh, was didn't right, in terms of the listing of judicial impositions on thursday by a cool to improve caress. he's also lost his white to appeal the decision both the

and no man's 5. you repeat, quote is q and rights. but the prosecutors source is from the post and she just told the local media here in romania that there are no links between the case of the slide in pay look amendment. and the case of calling georgia escape law. the any comment from moscow so far? the russian embassy ministry, a tasha and his deputy were declared persona non grata he in romania. so in regards to the detentions that have taken place in the last 2 hours, the has pain no response. but we know that russia is uneasy about the tensions if that means that we are sitting here and remained note to stay with the calling georgia school case with the russian for an intelligent service at saying that brussels was behind that decision to a know of the election, but also in the fact that that has seen 2 of its diplomatic stuff being the type of

so no go to an essentially kicked out of the country now according to the secret service is hand romania, those 2 individuals who worked at the russian embassy of being accused of spying, 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 was of the right to make any decisions and to respond 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. the next leader of the servants, of a within bosnia and miller on deck talks exclusively to r t about the criminal case brought against them by sorry, info on his taking of the deeper toys with russia. the folks that done that's ahead in most.