my name is donald courter. welcome to the program. now to our top story, europe has suffocated itself by creating constant challenges to the supply of russian gas. that's according to russia's top diplomat. sergei live rob speaking in ethiopia on the last leg of his tour across africa. europe systemically, during the last, almost 10 years was creating barriers on the way of bringing to european countries cheap and acceptable. russia english, they have suffocated the old themselves with their own films, the white proofs of biplane, the, was from russia. now they're looking for alternatives. f e o p a is the 4th african country, the russian foreign minister visa that in the last 5 days. and this is where he finishes he's to, we're on the continent. here in ad is harbor mr. oliver of met the countries leader and he's ethiopian counterpart and just like everywhere during he's african 2 or mr . la here was greeted and accepted as a highly respected guess. there was a special coffee ceremony, as we were explained with fresh green grass on t