remember russia, russia, tori of the main sc agreements? you should know that it's not a signatory to it, right? it's been into the government in care that will not implement the minsk agreements. it's quite remarkable. even at the, at the, the recent summit we had the us implicitly, i think even explicitly said there is a process. it's the mens process, but its proxy, ukraine won't do it. it's incumbent if ukraine is interested in its sovereignty and, and protection of the it's borders it should, that's the starting point. ok. it, but it's ignored. well, you know, protecting its orders when russia next this territory from it. well, i don't think, i think that power dynamic certainly didn't, and i did not. and it said that it's never inappropriate legal term ukraine to re join russian. russia didn't take it by force, it was already there. you got to get the narrative straight here. let me go to dimitry here. dmitri, the russian security interests are always completely ignored, as if they don't exist. i mean, you have the most powerful milit

so why is russia in trouble? i mean, the entire situation really just seems like hostile rhetoric coming from across the atlantic and at a very, it's very timely as well. because remember, just last month there was a summit between joe biden and vladimir putin. well, interesting management and rhetoric that let's bring in chadwick more, he's a journalist and commentator to get some analysis on this one shudder. well, could we just talk about the rhetoric there and, and given that they did just have this summit, the 2 world leaders are you surprised have such aggressive claims? and that's the interesting thing that claims how you can possibly back those up without producing evidence to support the info, the, supposedly, the hon. these claims. surely that's going to put relations on a, on a pretty bad standing if there was already yeah, it is extremely half the rhetoric it's, i mean, i can't even actually say at the pricing because the democrat party, the democrat media has been pushing that's fake russia hope for

and russia is going to use its own security in ukraine. to make sure that the fluid keeps coming into your going and your grade will not offer any conflict on got him, tom harb co chair of the american middle east for democracy. thanks for being with us and helping us kind of sort through this. hopefully, we can put this nordstrom to project to rest. no, all right, thanks for being with us. at least 25 people have been killed and more than 100000 evacuated to safety after devastating floods had china on tuesday. the country has been deluged with what weather forecasters are calling the heaviest rains in a millennium through the hour. all right, so let's break down what is happening across the country here on this map. in red, you can see the worst hit region, china's central hannon province that its largest city jang, who is located on the yellow river. the banks of which have burst weather forecasters paint a grim few days to come with more heavy rain and strong winds. the typhoon causing all of this havoc is expected to hit the nearby co

can the decision on who will be leading russia -- and the decision on who will be leading russia will always be made by the people of russia. that is the right of every russian. and that is direct discretionary voting. that is the only way. as for a formal successor who will be leading the country going forward, a good place is never empty. and also, there is no one who cannot be replaced. the thing is that, those who would be competing for the presidential matter, the current person who is on the seat, they will have to give recommendations to them. someday, hopefully i will be able to say that there is a person who i believe is worthy of becoming russia's next president, to be the person leading our great country, russia. >> ok. let's go to another question. we actually have a question on foreign policy. very interesting question. i believe it is a video message from saint petersburg. please. >> recently, you met with president biden. and the media told us that it was constructive. but unfortunately, right after, we heard about russia getting new sanctions. they say that, well, not

well, you know, we, we need good relations. russia with stability, europe. we need this to stay with the american. so that kind of revolution follows the of a demon reverse with gal schroeder, i make a short of this week to have some fresh ideas that that's not going to happen. i mean, the game, you know, whoever makes man in is just going to be yeah, yeah let's, let's the next in line speaking, the next person i deemed you and i have talked at great length about how mediocre europe's political class is. my think the anglo merkel is the queen, mother of the mediocrity that we see in the of the political class. go ahead. if you want me to cut the long story short, what i dislike about what was the worst thing about her? she is a real alter liberal. she speaks to that very georgian, that explains all of her favorites. i mean, the look at the political scene in germany when she came to borrowing 2005. no one could imagine that radical part is when she was a 2 party system. when the liberals between them, you know, the christian democrats at social numbers, it l

it left their free trade zone with russia. it embrace the european union, but the european union did not allow them to do it. markets. so it's a tragedy yet, but also geopolitically. i think joe, politically, it's so lose lose for everyone is a national interest spouse. you don't need a pencil, wrote an article, had learned how to break the code to read walk and ukraine, and the petro writes, and that basically it rushes great shift eastward as he calls, i mean, embrace in china and get him called katrina. it was an enormous bush when, when the last undermined young orange, and basically live, always paid to speak, made ukraine and russia by, by the way, wouldn't article, if you look at that, just do it. he says that we agree that ukraine is a sovereign state. by the way, i have to a little bit argue with, with george here, i think was 200. not great. you agree? and i mean, even pushed enrolled about your grade in the early 19th century, but they certainly did create militant anti ration. ukrainian nation. that identity did no

so why is russia in trouble? i mean, the, the entire situation really just seems like hostile rhetoric coming from across the atlantic. and it's very timely as well. because remember, just last month there was a summit between joe biden and vladimir putin lillia. we discussed funds and you ations with karen's, you and i, who was senior advisor to the 2016 trump campaign. as well as journalist and commentator chadwick moore. he's trying to get attention away from crumbling things happening in this country. if you want to talk about geopolitical adversaries, whereas china and i don't think many americans see russia as a threat, nor would they like to see russia as a threat. but of course, when, when is approval waiting, the new hol can update the lowest approval ratings of his presidency. so of course, he's deflecting and why not be reliable boogeyman from a cold war era and go back to russia. what's really interesting is, we don't know what is russian medley or interference. what is this misinformation campaign? a

the russia left their free trade zone with russia. embrace the european union, but the european union did not allow them to do its markets. so it's a tragedy yet, but also geopolitically. i think joe, politically, it's lucy tree for everyone in the national interest. you know, need somebody petrol, wrote an article, had learned how to break the code through read walk and ukraine, and the petro writes, and that basically it rushes great shift eastward as he calls. and i mean, embrace in china and gave them all the content. it was an enormous push when, when the last undermined young orange, and basically lives always paid to speak, made ukraine and then russia by, by the way, which is article, if you look at the just to it, he says that we agree that ukraine is a sovereign state, by the way, i have to a little bit argue with the georgia. i think austria hungary not create ukraine. i mean even push control about your grade in the early 19th century, but they certainly did create militant anti ration. ukrainian nation. that identity did not exist in the ninety's, but they created of them

here's some pictures from russia. russia is also battling forest fires. these scenes here from the northern region of corellia, you can see as blanket they would small. this actually be in that way for about a week. now. an area of, of our 150 square kilometers is affected with a state of emergency already declared. the kremlin has strongly refuted claims by us president joe biden, that russia intends to interfere in the 2022 congressional elections. the russian president spokesman also said that moscow in washington can hardly be called partners these days. russia has never interfered in us electrical processes. the results of many investigations conducted in the u. s. confirm that russia certainly does not, and has no intention of meddling in any electoral processes in foreign states. if you haven't noticed, it's hardly possible to cold russia and the u. s. partners now rather there are opponents with whom we negotiate. i mean, it seems like never ending deja vu to be honest, we have another us election here and more baseless accusations of russian medd

and at this point, there been a lot of sanctions against russia. they don't see that much impact of course there's military options and nobody wants to see that happen. a cyber option would be, you know, responding in kind no question. and the united states does have extremely powerful cyber capabilities. but there's danger to using them. anytime you a tech, somebody with a special tool or what we call zeroed a vulnerabilities and exploits against those, you immediately reveal your tool and that the target of your attack in this case of b, russia could immediately turnaround. start using those for more ransomware attacks and because it would be a new tool that nobody has a patch for the 1st place. so to devise it appropriate attack that could shut down the ransomware attackers or expose them or damage. some other capability inside russia has to be carefully orchestrated, probably only using no and tools in the 1st place. and that's what i expect to happen. that would be an appropriate response. if you think about it, the united states is a signator

whereas china and i don't think many americans see russia as a threat, nor would they like to see russia as a threat. but of course, when, when is approval lighting the new poking out today, it's the lowest approval ratings of his presidency. so of course, he's deflecting and why not be reliable boogeyman from a cold war era and go back to russia. what's really interesting is, we don't know what is russian medley or interfering? what is this misinformation campaign? and who decides what is real information? and what is false information, anything that already doesn't like misinformation. and so if the, whether you're trying to rather just use whether you're trying to, to get up the base, whether he's trying to prepare for massive loss in 2022 and something to blame it on is unclear. it's bizarre rhetoric, there's no evidence, no one buying the rush or hopes anymore. i think this is coming from the fact that the democrats know that they are going to lose lose badly in the 2022 elections were here because they don't have the right. so in order to win election, they either have to cheat ste

how to show that there will be higher court still brought russia. you for the decide to move into interview, you create more than ukraine yet in the end of the day though, the sailors are going to be going home, and russia will continue to a search control over the crime in peninsula. so do these drills actually make a difference besides being a show of force? oh, certainly, this is a said that the great news, we better in better shape and because of the separation and establish ties. so we will be more capable of doing the event. there is some good program that is united kingdom and turkey, how to reveal to ukrainian navy will last capacity during the integration of the year. and that's why, as far as the maritime security concern that you created more will or will be southern of from the direction of it. why this is because i with the building capacity of the brain to defend itself from the southern, from the direction. that's why the 6 aside this with the building capacity of ukraine to defend itself on the sea is a really good move. i would like

but not mistaken. fema russia has good relations with japan. south korea, philippines, l. street, i mean they, there are no issues there. it's only in europe. ok. but then again, when you shifted to the east, there's a top prosy versus democracy argument called why i'd say that doesn't make any sense whatsoever. it's only focused on europe at this point in time. go ahead. well, they're not. the states use the same argument against china. i mean it's, it's terrible. in the last few decades, china has been the mangan ties with japan. you know, there was a trail april meeting on the president's own japan, south korea and china just recently. things seem to be moving up, you know, looking up and now they're like, the state says, oh chinese. so gratian in south china, sea or chinese, so aggressive is trying to see, and they even don't look at the job. but if it names that actually goes to china, you're right, you know, i think that the problem with much deeper than just foreign policy, all the different systems use certain frame. yes. so the weaknes

that's what happened in russia regarding the sky. what have don't from the political scene back in the early 9, just if there was real competition, you know, not impeded by west on the financial injections on because the west has been helping lindsay and there he stays there because he opens the controls some of these might close, right. so, and talking about relations between conscious, you said europe and asia, well basically similar processes in europe. you know, there were 2 attitudes, one, you know, be strong against russia. the other one, represented by the brand and the others negotiate with russia. and the bronze strategy worked in asia again. there were 2 approaches. mon, the japanese one is like stand for, you know, until you see the islands, no peace treaty. and then there was the chinese or did you negotiate? be cramped, you know, corporate and the chinese ovarian worked. while the japanese, you know, they just, they, what they are 60 years or 7080 years later, they just stay wherever they are. so these entered, it also d

the russia left their free trade zone with russia embrace the european union. european union did not allow them to do its markets. so it's a tragedy, but also geopolitically. i think job politically, it's a lose lose situation for everyone in the national interest. you know, nice, i petrol, wrote an article headlines, how to break the cultural read walk and ukraine and eco, petro writes, and then basically it rushes great shift eastward as he calls. and i mean, embrace and trying to get some quotes for training. it was an enormous push when, when the last undermined young or rich and basically lives always be displayed, made ukraine and then russia. by, by the way, which is article, if you look at the gist of it, he says that we agree that ukraine is a sovereign state. by the way, i have to a little bit argue with the georgia, i think, austria hungary in, nor grade ukraine. i mean, even push control about your grade in the early 19th century, but they certainly did create militant anti ration. ukrainian national identity did not exist in the 1900, but they created independence. they

maybe even more and russia does have a big oil sector. but pest also mentioned at that statement that it's only around 15 percent of the economy at this point. it's not exclusively oil, you know, context to it makes it makes it very interesting. really appreciate info. thanks don. now tuesday, so the 1st hearing of a special us congressional panel tasked with investigating the capitol hill riot that took place back in january and emotions are running high through the session. though it seems not everybody was convinced by what was said. some views even call did a performance. democracies are not defined by our bad days. were defined by how we come back and bang the bad days. how we take accountability for that. i have faith because of folks like you and i am, i don't expect this will be quite so much later, but it must be an added thing to day on the special commission consist of lawmakers from both parties, critic so claim the minds already made up. most of them being known for the anti trump, these are these kelly more opinions followin

and his fund 4 years, they were investing into russia. in fact, the fund was the largest foreign investor into the country and so proud of claimed he was defrauded. and he accused russian officials in siphoning off $230000000.00 through like fake tax checks and so on and so forth. so, and switzerland was alleged to be the main conduit for this dirty money scheme. william brown. how did he receive this news? one might expect no, very well. well do. that's a very good guess because he didn't. in fact, getting russia was his and still is his magnum opus. he's obsessed with it. i mean, go in his twitter page. his content is almost exclusively focused on russia, how it is evil, how it is corrupt, and all these magnets q laws act. at least some of us must have heard of the so called like magnet ski act, or magnets kill laws and all that. i re of legislation that the west and like you and the us are saying targets will corrupt officials, mainly in russia for example, this magnet ski actin list all these, all this array of legislation. it was nam

so why is russia in trouble? i mean, the, the entire situation really just seems like hostile rhetoric coming from across the atlanta. again, it's very timely as well. because remember, just last month there was a summit between joe biden and vladimir putin logging on to republican strategist and former 2016 trump campaign. senior advisor thus karen jones jones on the line welcome karen buttons claim. so we just started this kind of new relationship has concluded that would have led him puting that met in that, that summit. already the aggressive rhetoric coming out. and this surprises so, so quick in his time, in office quite a bit strange, i mean, which is a very clear, no american freedom loving american wants any type of interference in our election, whether it's foreign or domestic. but this is really actually quite odd coming from this administration and from president biden, because the only meddling that, that american see in our election process is, is really h r one s one which is named the, for the peo

when president coach mark joined the joint economic space with russia. and immediately i know the europe in commissioners when he came to you know, prince, you said you have a choice, you know, if you stay in the joint economic space, say good bye to that your membership, it will never be offered to you. so the ukrainians were put before the same choice . the, the west is now forcing the bell russians to make and blend decent is very right that this was the reason for the conflict on the was in the former soviet union, democracy de mer. yeah, i mean it's, it's amazing. the west might forcefully severing countries that were former soviet republics, and they have woman, language, coleman, history, common religion, with russian by several of them from russia, the west repairs the truth for c one was making your grain of conflict and coming back to what they just said, you know, the 1st way will was so it was, it was in the late ages early 91 moment and we're moving in the soviet union and all this could be redrawn. you know, let me give you the example of g

what are russia as motives here? well, i wish i knew exactly what russia's calculations are, but one thing seems clear that the lives of civilians, people trapped in northern syria, are at the bottom of their priority list. it seems that russia enjoys being kind of the, the, the king maker the chief power broker here, and is able to throw its weight around and try and get concessions. but it's also a staunch military ally of the syrian government and has been from the beginning. and they keep talking about the, the, the, their dislike of the cross border aid mandates because it is an affront to syrian sovereignty and that the syrian government can oversee humanitarian aid into non government held areas. well, frankly, the syrian government has shown time and time again that it has no interest in allowing humanitarian aid to go through to go across the front lines. on the contrary, they've done everything they could to obstruct it. we have documented that others have. and if you listen to the un, you'll know so that t

you know, there were 2 attitudes, one, you know, be strong against russia. the other one represented by the brand and the others negotiate with russia and the brands. strategy worked in asia again. there were 2 approaches. mom, the japanese one is like stand for, you know, until you see the islands no peace treaty. and then there was the chinese or did you go, she'd be cramped, you know, corporate and the chinese know variant worked while the japanese you know, they just, they, when they are 60 years or 7080 years later, they just stay wherever they are. so these entered, it also doesn't work with russian. this control last word here. i mean as far as the west, fixation on there was once they pick their candidate, that's what they called diversity. ok, i'm going to have to edit my one thing my gets in budapest and here in moscow and i think be worth watching is here in phoenix. remember, ross? ah ah, ah right now there are 2000000000 people who are overweight or obese. is profitable to sell food that is tracy and sugary and faulty and addicted . not at the i

this has gone on for quite a long time, russia and ukraine. the russians in the ukranian, people all want people argue that before and but however, there have been times when outside towers have sought to separate the russians in ukrainians, and particularly to use the ukrainian or russian. you mention the poles unethical. went on to the, the big one which is austria, hungary and german in austria, hungary, in german, essentially created ukraine in the world. and what's happening now, we've been kind of continuation of this effort. and he really emphasizes again and again as he has done the pool that he will not tolerate what nato's use of ukraine as basically the kind of forward base from which to launch tactful, subvert russia. and that's really what he's, he's concerned with is just simply, russia will not accept this use of ukraine by nature regard that as an existential threat. ma, what was the direct to because, you know, there's, there's a number of berries out there. i mean, i think there are 3, i think it was directed to the, obviousl

they are saying russia tax, anything. what president biden can, and i expect will do his demand. russia live up to its obligations and prevent its territory for being used for these criminal acts. it built in once russia to be a productive member, the international community. he could certainly arrest and try these criminals in russia or hand them over to stand trial. elsewhere. pundits are saying, it's russia, they, they couldn't possibly know with it's russian government hackers or criminal russian hackers, or even if they're russian. not of the white house itself, doesn't notes. but there you have it. russian government hackers, breach the computer systems of the republican national committee last week around the time. irrational and criminal group unleashed a massive ransomware attack, according to 2 people familiar with the matter. it's the strangest thing. usually it's the, it's the professionals or the people that they report to the government that tells you if they believe that someone was attacked, it could even

i'm it with you and i mean, now a lot of people russia suspected by the actually doing so. and by that stupid phrase of all the killer, because otherwise, you know, the warm beer would not allow him to go to geneva. it just shows how much biden is a hostage drive your, what would you know, bottle, there's no support in wisest, later on in the night, just criticizing brand new for entering the dentist and said that now you through each was a hostage to your what, you know, he had to go there because you had to save his script. well, the same story with by them he, i think deep and he saw he's a centers. he's a brain just but he has to play by the rules over over ingredients. radical ideology. so she count, he just count, condemned the actual or the region destroy, which out of nothing, you know, create that very death situation. you know, the black sea. ok. i mean they did ga, take care. i like what i'm going to kinda re, jake, what demon just had to say, because i really liked it a lot. i don't, i don't, you know, joe biden is bought an ideologue. okay. you may be locked in

you know, russia is a threat. china is a threat. you know, they are creating systemic challenges for our situation. you know that it's always very peaceful like the 1st thing that's yes, your member say when the writer is, is organization is not directed against any other country. and that's the major change. that's the last. when you're 30 years and then january understand the sum of all of us may, may don't. well, they said that the western congress, i know a lot more. i do apologize that china lake and i can confirm it by a very simple example. one of the features over in georgia is ation is, what did you say of sports channels, or is, is a political to right for that that, that inter in countries. so just, you know, an article problem that really grew up by someone named con coughlin and bought a ukraine, making it to the finals for a current you, ukraine was very existence is all the cost threat from its powerful ration need your greatest qualification for the quote the final, so euro 2020 if is a victory for democracy, it demo

well, certainly russia will lot go into again. this question was asked to our or a minister. and he said it was absolutely out of the question that russia would be the mistake that we made, the $979.00. and that mistake was made primarily because the soviet leadership was concerned about possible american influence in august and the 979. now, was russia is going to how if there are problems on the board there, but certain the rush of a lot and get didn't go really carefully in any immediate activities against them. hopefully it will be different from what we saw in the 99. of course, everyone is interested in stable developing again, this is just insane. it's insane on the side of the soviet union as the states are trying to make up against any concrete or some kind of quasi european democracy . that's not going to happen. and again, we have known that less an earlier than americans. now i think to give that we should do something to prevent it from becoming what it wasn't. well, the un security council has approved a deliveries from turkey into syria for another year. the ma

you know, there were 2 attitudes, one, you know, be strong against russia. the other one represented by the brand and the others, negotiate with russia and the brands. strategy worked in asia again, there were 2 approaches. mom, the japanese one is like stand for, you know, until you see the islands, no peace treaty. and then there was the chinese or did you negotiate? be cramped, you know, cooperate, and the chinese ovarian worked. while the japanese, you know, they just, they want, they are 60 years or 7080 years later, they just stay wherever they are. so these edge, it also doesn't work with russia and this can last word here. i mean as far as the west fixation on there was once they pick their candidate, that's what they called diversity. ok, i'm going to have to in my, one of my guests in budapest and here in moscow and i think be worth watching as he entered our phoenix. remember, ross? ah ah, ah, ah, is your media a reflection of reality? the world transformed what will make you feel safer? type relation for community. you're going the right way. whe

old habits die hard after a century of bashing russia in all its forms. the american media just can't shake the habit. well, they don't have really any idea. they're simply surmising where these attacks are coming from. they don't have any way of sourcing these attributions. because this is merely, these are merely face of a baseless assertion. there could be a major cipher event coming up in the near future, and they want to have a ready, a ready scapegoat in russia for some reason. i mean, there are all kinds of indications that something is of foot in terms of cybersecurity. it's merely a kind of a, a troth to constantly say russian hackers it's, it's just the common trope that they're throwing around without any evidence whatsoever. that does it for me, for this hour. and in fact, that there's a for the entire weekly for this week. but don't worry about 31 minutes. south taylor, my colleague will be here to take you through of fresh and new look at your new this is our introduction. ah ah ah, ah ah ah ah, ah. driven by jan shaped by those in me dares

we have so much in common with russia, with the russian people. and we need to find ways to work together. it doesn't mean that we have to agree on everything. but we need to be working together and talking together and listening to one another is so important. there's, when you look at the needs of the world with american russia working together, i think we can help solve so many of the problems. i think, i think starting relationships with people themselves is extremely important. encourage the president, trump, every time us with him to try to work with russia. the problem we had is the media turned on president wrong. they gave out false information on president trump accused russia interfering with elections and these types of things. and it just divided our country and made it almost possible impossible for president trump to do anything still ahead to our people was taken to the streets of italy, to events, their anger, the extension of the countries cope with possible regime more after the ah, when our shows the wrong when all just don't t

from russia, from moscow? it looks like both ties as rise to acute each other because on the one hand, if we think about me, yeah, probably on the border, the more active player was as a by john and it was all movie. why? because there was some progress in negotiations on literal basis and because of the parliament fallen under a company, armenia, initiations almost stopped in such circumstances. of course, there by john needed to have some progress and trying to effect or to partner through these sending troops on the border after their victory. oh, nicole, pushing them back to the 20th of june. we could see over the situation when armenia started to to, to be more pressure on their by john. and to was the source of the prices out, especially it was mentioned after the media to for example, or presented the from there are some really sions, we friends and united states which send me your signal. now be a really just for each ration. and of course, these are, this is a drum and because any lashes any violation

russia is fielded. the hyper septic -- hyper set -- hypersonic technology, we do not have in place what is necessary to ensure that on both sides we can think we are advancing our ability to bed -- defend against these weapons and we are not building them ourselves. those variables are ones to avoid. we have weapon systems that are adversaries are deploying at a high price and they cannot be not -- not be accomplished. ms. heinrich: for our viewers, they $.9 billion, the same number as the missile defense agency budget in 2008, when i was working these issues for a congresswoman -- $8.9 billion --the top line hasn't changed. here we are dealing with major powers and trying to adapt our missile defense systems in a regional context and for our homeland. you talked about the dock -- debacle of our ke and how we are pursuing -- rke and how we are pursuing our next-generation interceptors. what do you think about the priority of sustaining the ground-based defense system to the next generation interceptor?

so why is russia in trouble? i mean, the whole situation really seems just like hostile rhetoric coming from across the atlantic again. and just it's not even that long after the summit that happened last month, also between the biden and pollutants. so that's an interesting point to know also cause it's a greg claim to make you can make the claim and never want to waste a long time to find out if it actually happens. and then can you even prove it? and if it doesn't happen, do you apologize? you will get back or you just move on him. forget you ever said it's. it's kind of a gray open statement. so maybe thanks for adding some context. it said ok, let's round up. some other global news for you now thousands of national guard members have been mobilizing california. this is to help with the battery in the face. wildfires that are taking place that they will assist 220055 is now attempting to bring that situation under control tend to drilling conditions result from a severe try to see these fos spreading rapidly.

so, so the concern for russia is obviously that this will be possibly an attempt to limit russia, ex energy extractions from the arctic, but also limiting ross us ability to develop an arctic transportation corridor from asia, europe. and so, as you say, that would be any incentive for russia then to collaborate with the united states on climate change or anything. it's all. well, there's a lot of interest in the fighting climate change in russia of permafrost is melting very, a lot of key russian infrastructure. and also the heat wave, the wildfires, the flooding is becoming a greater and greater challenge. and this is why russia is the member most of the international environmental agreements. but that being said, russel's house, i'm oppertunity from the global warming. that is, it can aid the russian efforts to become an agricultural superpower and they get the melting arctic also get thrust access developed amounts of gas. and also, it enables russia to develop maritime transportation coordinate, that it's both cheaper and foster to connect europe and asia going only through russ

so why is russia in trouble? i mean, the, the entire situation really just seems like hot sal rhetoric coming from across the atlantic and it's very timely as well. because remember, just last month there was a summit between joe biden and vladimir putin. well, it is a day 6 of the tokyo olympics and the pressure is rising. a russian tennis star the kneeled med for this last out. that a question during a press conference he feels was unwarranted and inappropriate right off the latest . when alexi chef ski has the story, he would think that the olympic games is something only about sports where the athletes have been preparing for all their lives to take part in this ultimate event for many athletes across the world. but this time, it's starting very political. every time an athlete from russia is appearing at a press conference or after winning a medal a he or she is being tested with questions about the doping scandals of the past and about why russia is allowed to participate in the olympics at all. so was the

and what concerns russia then? yes, so we have seen that so far that has been no immediate direct influence because russia continues. why a lation of international law and human rights be in the ukraine, be in russia, in some other 3rd places. but there is also always question what these are, what should be an alternative, if one countries systematically and harshly violates international law and human rights. so that yeah, they, yeah. me that impact. yeah. so for the time being the sanctions have been useless. and my question is really, what's the point of continuing to, to take measures that have no effect? is it to make people in the you feel better about it? well, part of politics always is also that the public opinion should approve the steps. but there is also an issue that if you, these days just stop sanctions without anything really has been changed in russian behavior, then it's also they show for your credibility. so the politically, it's also impossible just to skip sanctions without anything really has