think about your contingency plans is what the international energy agency is saying. ency is saying-— agency is saying. the options the sa agency is saying. the options they say is — agency is saying. the options they say is firing _ agency is saying. the options they say is firing up _ agency is saying. the options they say is firing up nuclear. they say is firing up nuclear power stations, they say is firing up nuclear powerstations, keeping they say is firing up nuclear power stations, keeping coal going for longer or questioning the gas you use. none of the contingency plans from germany, austria and the netherlands include the rationing plan. but they want winter storage capacity to be 80% in europe and at the moment it is at about 55% and are hoping to reach 80% by november. about 5596 and are hoping to reach 80% by november. about 55% and are hoping to reach 80% by november. reach 8096 by november. there is one other issue _ reach 8096 by november. there is one other issue emerging, - reach 8096 by november. there is one other issue emerging, a - one other issue

a stark warning for europe from the head of the international energy agency.ight medical staff who treated the football legend, diego maradona, in the days before he died are to stand trial for alleged criminal negligence. and glastonbury is back after the pandemic. the crowds are heading to the music festival in england, hoping for sunshine. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. more than a thousand people have been killed after a major earthquake in eastern afghanistan. many more have been injured as the 6.1 magnitude quake damaged countless homes in one of the poorer regions of one of the poorest countries in the world. afghanistan, which is governed by the militant islamist taliban, is already in the grip of a humanitarian disaster, with millions facing famine. the taliban have asked for international aid. our correspondent secunder kermani is in sharana, the capital of paktika province, where casualties from the earthquake are being cared for. a desperate search for survivors. hundreds of homes, entire communities, wiped out in a

gas, that is, if the statement is already at this level, at the level of the head of the international energy agencyn in principle this is an additional signal for the european commission to the governments of the eu countries that it is necessary to resort to extraordinary measures because, actually, when the international art agency was created, it was created precisely with the purpose, among other things, to be a kind of mechanism of early warning about a possible energy crisis in one or another area, that is, we can say that these extraordinary measures foresee that in the near future four or five months, europe will find options for complete disconnection from russian gas and ways to exist in such conditions. well, it is unlikely that it will find options for complete disconnection, it is faster, as i already mentioned, russia can resort to military logic, so to speak, to cut off the supply gas although commercial logic dictates the opposite, it is obvious that the revenues received by gazprom for this year will be the maximum, that is, roughly speaking, if you sell less, you will get no less

discussed a whole set of issues of possible measures, in particular the recommendations of the international energy agency to dramatically reduce energy consumption, and precisely that which is produced from gas imported from russia, that is, i think that such actions of russia as these manipulations accelerated by the current first, they will actually lead to the reverse effect of accelerating the process of terrosification e.e. gas imports e.e. of the european union reducing the use of gas in general it is no coincidence that even the head of the international energy agency such biologists said the other day about e.e. the european union must be ready for winter without of russian gas, that is, if the statement is already at such a level, at the level of the head of the international energy agency, then, in principle, it is as if an additional signal for the european commission for the governments of the eu countries that it is necessary to resort to extraordinary measures because, strictly speaking , when the international artic agency was created, it was created precisely with the purpose of, among ot

are indeed seeing tectonic shifts and sia is demonstrating what is energy superpower, the international energy agencyed just in time for the first energy shock of 1974 and dr. henry kissinger, who is the founding father of the international energy agency. she said that the consumer countries were absolutely unprepared for the oil embargo by the guardians, but, in fact, exactly the opposite happened about a year ago, when the international energy agency published an analysis that she called zero target by 2050. and we have seen oil producing countries and companies panic when these bureaus were told that the minor international energy agency should be calling for the cessation of any new development projects this year. and this is an undeniable shock. and the goal is zero golly. by 2050, what if world governments can achieve carbon neutrality by 50? this means that peak demand is gone. could happen very soon and uh regarding natural gas. we see peak already by the middle, and the twenties. the current energy crisis, one way or another, will probably reach balance again, since we see that, after all, e

set of possible measures is being discussed, in particular, the recommendations of the international energy agency how to drastically reduce to reduce the amount of energy consumption and precisely that which is produced precisely from the gas imported from russia, that is, i think that such actions of russia as these manipulations are definitely the first in the reverse effect of accelerating the process of de-russification of gas imports of the european union, the reduction of gas use in general is not accidental, even the head of the international energy agency for those pyrroles stated the other day that the european union should be ready for the winter without russian gas, that is, if the statement is already at such a level the head of the international energy agency, in principle, this is as if an additional signal e for e-e european commission for the governments of the eu countries that it is necessary to resort to extraordinary measures because actually speaking when the international artic agency was created, it was created precisely with the purpose of, among other things, to be a kind

the highest of and your level with 6 percent increase from 2020, according again to the international energy agency global energy review. this rebound has reversed the pandemic, included decline, and emissions, and c, o 2 emissions and 2021 role is above the pre pandemic level. in 2019 coal, for example, accounted for over 40 percent of the oval, gro was in global c o 2 emissions last year and deforestation, land hughes, and agriculture and expansion continue to contribute to global emissions with agriculture, driving almost 90 percent of global deforestation. according to the u. n. food and agriculture organization. so in short, the pandemic did not tell climate action. thank you very much for this interview. ah, the crude of iris makes people sick, and so do you particularly like the virus? they enter the airways and end up deep in the lungs. so is there a connection between fine particulate pollution and coven? 19 d, w. you know, i can, i guess, spoke with an expert on fine particulate on the health impact. everyone might grab something alum mosquitoes. this is glitter, let me quickly hold it up

the emerson struck significantly during the panoramic around 8 percent according to the international energy agency. and actually this is really the missions about the percentage of the emissions needed every year in emissions cuts for the next decades until 2031st united nations to meet our 1.5. her is target. and the reason for these drops and emissions, because many parts of the world came to a 1st force still stand in order to create the spread of the corporate virus. bringing much of the kilbourne economy activity to a halt. the inactivity affects most the contents, petition and obligation, but also of course, industry and related to power generation, causing carbon emissions to decline past a decrease had any significant effect on climate change. no, it has not. the unfortunate answer also the pandemic and resulting invitations on, you know, economy sectors, but also travel of course, drastically decrease the pollution and greenhouse gas emissions at storage. the decrease has no long term impact. the only thing that will have long term impact as a systemic permanent change. so we have a momen

this is a warning from the head of the international energy agency.may stop supplying gas to europe. he said is a long shot but europe should be taking contingency measures in case that happens as winter approaches. why is he saying this now? well, there have been a number of disruptions to the supply of gas in europe over the past weeks. the russians have blamed technical difficulties, butjust to give you an example of why this would matter, he was saying this could be used as leverage in the winter months if europeans cannot bill up their storage tanks in time for the greater demand we are going to get at winter. already, 40% of natural gas which was coming from russia has been cut to 20% since the invasion. europe took that decision. in the past week, the nord stream 21 pipelines doorjust week, the nord stream 21 pipelines door just 40% capacity coming through the pipeline. all of this could mean that there could be some rationing of gas. he says it is a possibility. if you look at the plans of european countries like sweden, germany, austria, denm

a stark warning for europe from the head of the international energy agency.

if you look at the envelope of what we're likely to see this is from the international energy agency several others. we will probably see this prediction we might get up to 20% by 2050 but what our leaders are saying is no we should go up here. it's important somebody calls this the narvale chart and it's important to recognize how out of character this is it is just simply historically absolutely implausible just to get a sense of proportion to go net zero we would have to build two new clear power plants every three days for the next 11,000 days. there's about 11,000 days till 2050. we have achieved nothing like that. we're achieving about in the next six years. perhaps seven new power plants per year. so we're nowhere near this or we'd have to build 1500 wind turbines on an area that's equivalent of all the five borers in new york every day. we're achieving about a tenth of that and we'd have to retire a coal plant every day not surprising. i don't need to say that's not what we've been doing. we've actually been building one at least every week for the last 21 years. we're simply

it isa it is a stark warning from the head of the international energy agency that these gas suppliest off around wintertime. he is saying that it isn't 100% wintertime. he is saying that it isn't100% certain but is serious enough to say there should be contingency plans in place. why is he saying it at the moment was mugged in the last few weeks russia has been blaming technical different booties for being able to provide all the gas need committed to europe, and it is said that it could be a strategic position to gain leverage as we approach winter. what kind of contingency meadows are we talking about? the kind of contingency measures we're talking about are firing up coal plants. germany, italy and the netherlands have signalled they would like to do that to keep nuclear power going, or to ration gas. this is more a suggestion of the head of the iea. now, since the beginning of the war, tens of billions has been spent by europe on gas, and we have seen them cut their natural supply of gas from 40% to 20%. it is quite different where we have been wondering if your ball cut off russ

well, in addition, the international energy agency also makes its own forecasts and conclusions. and just yesterday, in his latest report, he talked about what we see on the market today, and some increases in production in countries that are not part of the association of guardians. plus in the first place, of course. it's strange too oil and production they didn't sign this deal and now it is expected that there will be a gradual increase of 1 million and 900,000 bpd this year. e production is in these countries and in fact the same figure will still be in the twenty-third year, and experts from the international energy agency, they believe that such a bias is possible due to the fact that custody plus, in their opinion, does not fully comply with those criteria . which are declared and of course, including due to a decrease in e, production from them again i emphasize the opinion in russia, i remind you that regarding oil. uh, the united states immediately imposed an embargo on russian oil in the eu, it will be, uh, the bargo will gradually come into force for some time from 6

the international energy agency urges eu countries are urgently preparing for a complete cessation ofian gas supplies this winter . western europe is increasingly feeling the consequences of the sanctions that it introduced against moscow , writing all the details to shamkhalova. in europe, they are now increasingly trying to divide countries into friends and foes under pressure from the european commission, it turned out to be serbia . only an attempt to put pressure provoked a rather harsh reaction from the ministry of internal affairs of the republic of serbia in its history was the object of numerous blackmail attempts and ultimatums in the last two world wars germany put forward an ultimatum and after which millions of serbs died and there was always a question. whose side are we on serbia is on its side on the best side of history with these people of the lady, the background of the drevlyans and most of the peoples. the eu can not boast of being under pressure now hit and schultz's external political adviser. he was accused of sympathizing with the russian side for remarking th

at the same time, the international energy agency believes that in general, and now they will increasehe active the production of those countries that are not members of the alliance, opek plus, and they will also have a certain amount of millions of barrels, by the way, on the eve of the same network, alexander novy said, and also that by the end of the year, production in russia could amount to 500 million tons and here are the numbers, while it is being called, meanwhile , now we see, and those quotes that are on the market, uh, including the market, of course, of brent oil we see that one barrel costs about $120 now . and, of course, this also affects the overall situation. well, let's talk about energy. i think a lot more will be said today. let me remind you that one of the key topics that we are talking about here is what the economy of the future will be like, and this was also discussed at the sberbank breakfast, which ended quite recently, my colleague at lazareva street listened to it very carefully, she is now joining us . and i'll tell you what the main statements were mad

support the high bar news from china increase demand, as well as a recent report from the international energy agencydmed. now the demand for oil is already noticeable declining it is limited by high prices and a weak economic outlook, for example, we see signs of a slowdown in the production of transport fuels as we approach 2023, opec. plus facing insufficient upstream capacity demand is recovering strongly in china and the market looks increasingly tight in favor of oil prices holding high levels in the near term. they say fears of a shortage of fuel in light of the embargo on russian energy carriers. experts also point out the fact that custodial plus countries have limited ability to free up additional capacity, world reserves have been significantly reduced. and that means intervention. not worth the wait. workshops for young writers such a project started in nizhny novgorod of this series of seminars for talented young writers from the regions, the organizer, the association of unions, writers and publishers of the volga federal district, has become a pilot platform and in general such worksho

of energy and we did that as we have been doing for the last half-century the system the international energy agencyo a slight increase because of the climate policies so this is from the international energy agency we will probably see this but the leaders say now we should go here. and this is important to recognize that historically it is possible just to get a sense to go net zero we have to build two nuclear power plants every three days for the next 11000 days we have achieved nothing like that in the next six years may be seven per year we are nowhere near with those wind turbines on the area every day we achieve one tenth of that butld that's not what we have been doing we have been building one at least every week the last 21 years. we are not there at all and ofst course this is why the cost of going a net zero will be phenomenal so bank of america says the total cost will be $5 trillion every year from 2021 through 2050. 5trillion i know we get tired of hearing it but actually it is a lot of money. [laughter] it is a lot of money and also we assume this will lead to 3 percent additional a

the equipment is operated by the international atomic energy agency or i. e, a it's director says to ran is making a mistake. 27 cameras are being removed. this is, of course, a poses, a serious challenge to our ability to continue working there and to confirm the correctness or for your answer. great number g, j, tara, to rance, as it action is in response to criticism from the i. e a, the un nuclear watchdog says around his fail to explain uranium particles at some of its sites. the latest dispute is a setback for those hoping to revive the 2015 nuclear dale. it was designed to limit terrans nuclear ambitions in exchange for sanctions relief. but in may 2018 them president donald trump withdrew the u. s. and began re imposing sanctions. only ran the following year for may rainy and president hassan re honie told the remaining signatories, his government would reduce its commitments every 60 days until they own it. they're part of the deal. iran has since limited access to its nuclear sites. they can not expect you wrong. so full collab delivered beyond it

the head of the international atomic energy agency says iran plans the disconnect 27th surveillance cameras. monitoring at sites to ron is responding to criticism from the un watchdog for failing to explain your rainy and particles at some of the sites. those are the headlines. the news continues her on al jazeera, of the inside story to stay with us. ah the king and queen of belgium are in democratic republic of congo to per se if the chance for reconciliation given the scale of atrocities committed on the belgian colonial rule, how much progress can be made. this is inside story. ah oh, welcome to the program. i'm kim vanelle and legacy of belgian colonialism in central africa and the course of 2 centuries. millions of people are believed to have been killed or mutilated. and what's out one day, democratic republic of congo. the arrival of belgium's royal cobble on their 1st visit to the country is being billed as a way to move forward. but without a long list of historical grievances, any congolese, a skeptical, any real action or accountability can be achieved. you know, i wish that the

the international energy agency has warned that europe needs to prepare for the possibility that russia may cut off gas supplies completely this coming winter. the head of the agency says he believes russia is strategically reducing supplies now to prevent european countries from stockpiling gas. now on bbc news, in a new series of take me to the opera, zeinab badawi travels to la scala in milan, italy, to follow four young singers as they are put through their paces. i have been an opera fan for decades and i want to share my passion with you. so i am on a mission to find out how opera is making itself fit for the future. i have come to italy, the home of opera, and to its leading opera house, la scala in milan. every aspiring opera singer dreams of performing here. i am meeting four young opera hopefuls reaching for the stars as they train at the prestigious la scala academy. i had to come to europe, especially italy, to develop my career, so i can achieve my goals and my dreams. i was the first female chinese singer in this academy. i was very, very proud of myself. if you are here i

products that the world will continue to need far into the future in fact, the international energy agency every country meets the paris climate accord agreement, the world would get 50% of energy from oil and gas we need to continue to make those investments. we need an investment environment. environment from the top from the president of the united states himself who says we need to continue to invest in the fuels and production in the united states. we're just not hearing that. we actually put out a plan. >> mike, i saw the plan. we talked about it quickly, i know we have to go. do you believe that this is largely an administration -- and there are bright people in the administration, by the way, and he understands how the industry works. as a whole, some of the things you hear, it seems the industry d doesn't have a fundamental understanding of how the industry works >> i spent a lot of time with the administration explaining how important this industry is to the world and american consumers. we try to spend time educating the administration on how important this is and we need the in

warm people, and possibly cutting off russian gas supplies to europe , they said at the international energy agencyould prepare as soon as possible for a complete halt in imports already this winter. mof of these ber role called to keep the work of nuclear power plants, the launch of old coal, in his opinion, is also justified. ikea is winding down its retail network in russia shopping centers have begun to receive notifications about the termination of lease agreements . what do large fines mean for ikea, let me remind you that in russia there are only 26 stores, all of these all of them put work on march 4th. these were economic news briefly. it's always interesting how it all starts. now you will see everything manufacturers of good things want and most importantly. but it's best to check. in kubinka near moscow, in the main temple of the armed forces, a divine liturgy and memorial service were served on memorial day, and 1,418 candles were lit in front of the temple for exactly the same number of days the war continued. cadets of military universities and junior soldiers took part in this actio

the international energy agency has warned russia may soon completely cut off gas supplies to europe. otherwise, in the winter, putin will bring deliveries through the main pipelines to their knees. really fell, as the russian side assures, for technical reasons, but you understand that in an economic war, no one believes in technical. and the burning ones will talk with maria belova, research director of pasture consulting. masha, hi. here is the minister of economics of germany, mr. hubback. uh, the other day said that the supply cuts. e on nord stream one gas supply. this attack on germany, that is, already in such formulations, does this mean that we have finally arrived, who is the most gas war, oh, which stoke spoke of. well, if you listen to european politicians, we have been in this gas war for 20 years, yes, uh, and now this is constant, that the attack is already a new level. well attack. yes, there probably weren’t such wordings, but it’s strange to me why he didn’t use the same words in early may, when ukraine announced that it was stopping taking russian gas through part

fascism nazism must exist nowhere in the world, an international energy agency has warned russia couldgas supply to urgently fill and store. and then in the winter putin will put on his knees. supply through the main pipelines. indeed, they fell, as the russian country assures, for technical reasons, but you yourself understand that in an economic war, no one believes in technology. and the burning ones will talk with mary belova as director of research for pasture consulting. masha, hi. here is the minister of economics of germany, mr. hubback. uh, the other day said that the supply cuts. e on nord stream one gas supply - this is an attack on germany, that is, already in such formulations, does this mean that we have finally arrived, who is the most gas war that they said? well, if you listen to european politicians, we have been in this gas war for 20 years, yes, uh, and now this is a constant, that the attack is already a new level. well attack. yes, probably there were no such wordings, but i wonder why he didn’t use the same words in early may, when ukraine announced that it was s

a stark warning from the head of the international energy agency as europe is told to prepare for russiaurning off gas supplies a new statue to the windrush generation is unveiled in london — a tribute to the thousands who arrived from caribbean countries in the 1940s. and glastonbury is back after the pandemic — the crowds are heading to the iconic music festival in england, hoping for sunshine. live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. it's newsday. welcome to the programme. a devastating earthquake in afghanistan has claimed the lives of more than 1,000 people, and left many more injured. the quake measured 6.1 in magnitude, damaging thousands of homes in one of the poorest countries in the world. the country, which is governed by the militant islamist taliban, is already in the grip of a humanitarian disaster, with millions facing famine. the taliban have asked for international aid. 0ur correspondent secunder kermani is in sharana, the capital of paktika province, where casualties from the earthquake are being cared for. a desperate search for survivors. hundreds of homes

the international energy agency urges the eu countries to urgently prepare for a complete cessation of russian gas supplies this winter. western europe is increasingly feeling the consequences of the sanctions that it imposed against moscow. in europe, they are now increasingly trying to divide countries into friends and foes under the pressure of the european commission, serbia turned out to be it’s just that an attempt to put pressure provoked a rather harsh reaction from the ministry of internal affairs of the republic of serbia in its history was the object of numerous attempts at blackmail and ultimatums in the last two world wars , germany put forward an ultimatum and after which millions of serbs died and there was always a question. whose side are we on serbia is on its side on the best side of history with these people of the lady, the background of the drevlyans and most of the peoples. the eu cannot boast of being under pressure now and the foreign policy schulz's adviser. he was accused of sympathy for the russian side for remarks that it is time for berlin to think about f

the international energy agency will be releasing its annual world energy investment report later, whichcture than last year. joining me now is paul hickin, director of s&p global commodity insights. thank you for being with us today. if this is the new normal, how far along the road are we in adjusting? i think there are two things for oil and gas. i think there are two things for oiland gas. for oil, we are already seeing the signs of different flows coming in. europe has switched to us and released crude flows and earlier you said that russia and india are taking much more of russian oil supplies. with a gas scenario, it is different because it's not easy to reshuffle flows in the same way. europe is much more tied to gas flows. to reshuffle that, you have to get more lng, more from the us and qatar in places like that but some of the infrastructure is not therefore lng terminals. there are also places like north africa and some of the north sea for gas supply as well but not as easy for europe to wean itself off gas as it is for oil and we have seen that in terms of prices, where oil

or europe could face fuel shortages this summer as a stalk warning from the international energy agency chief se cautioned that the current european energy crisis was much bigger than the oil shocks of the 1970s. when the main holiday season starts in europe and the u. s. fuel demand will rise, then we could see shortages, for example, with diesel petro or kerosene, particularly in europe. back in the 1970s, it was just about oil. now we have an oil crisis, a gas crisis in an electricity crisis. simultaneously, the pulse tier has already seen gasoline prices thaw in europe rising. any 40 percent? well, diesel prices have seen an even shaw pay increase of almost 45 percent hitting all time european highs. amid the rising price is a you, late as a preoccupied with a fresh round of sanctions against moscow, as they've announced a ban on the majority of russian oil pumps to the block, to coming to full was by the end of this year. now, despite resistance from hungarian prime minister, victor alban, who says cutting off oil supplies, would be like an atomic bombing of the country's economy.

the international energy agency estimates world meet in emissions from the power sector are about 70 percent higher than countries are reporting in their official data. there are basically 3 ways meeting gets released. there are simple leaks which could be because the screw hasn't been tightened or a piece of equipment to the rusty. then the venting when meeting is intentionally let out. this might be done to reduce pressure in a pipe during maintenance work, for instance. the 3rd, if larry, let me think coming out of the vent if burned burning meat then turns it from a super harmful gas to well, just a regular harmful one. but often it's done so poorly. that roomy thing is still escaping into the atmosphere. and 2021. the clean air task force visited $250.00 oil and gas sites across europe. it document and methane emissions from a variety of sources, $180.00 of them. these aren't just isolated incidents. many pieces of equipment will leaking meta inventory to visit an 8 months previous middle, the windows play, some seem to have stopped for others and even putting out more gas and l

that's according to the head of the international energy agency, claims that moscow's decision to reduce gas supplies to european countries. this past week may be a sign of things to come. or the, some you politicians have acknowledged their own sanctions. policies, all having of the back effects were urging member states to ramp up investment and renewables. ireland doesn't rely on gas from russia, but relies on gas from other places. but if the overall market is disturbed, which it is both by rush his own actions, and indeed by our sanctions, then there are consequences around availability of all to contribute to rachel mazda offers her take on what's happening now on the continent. in regards to the energy crisis, european union to connie was an airplane. it was just, you know, cruising law when the folks in charge suddenly caught the gas. say take that fusion and now their nose diving and madly mashing, all the buttons on the control panel trying to figure out how to save themselves. and that reality is now spilling out into the open. the basically telling the passengers, you know, t

agreement target that seeks to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees celsius according to the international energy agency policies that promote the blending of true low carbon fuels are critical to de carbonized aviation shipping and heavy duty road rate. but almost half of the c o 2 emitted by the transport sector is generated by cars and other light vehicles. at $3.00 giga tons per year eco bring via technologies and better urban infrastructure could allow us to stay mo valve while the missing policy o to look at us low despite growth c o 2 emissions are dropping and noise capital direct, greenhouse gas emissions from road traffic have dropped by more than 15 percent since 2009. 1 of the reasons is that reduction in car traffic in oslo toes on cars entering the city and car free zones and to make driving less attractive. former parking spaces now serve as bike lanes. boosting public transports appeal is another solution. puny is the 7th most popular city in india. here even school children learn how to get around town in an eco friendly way. they are encouraged to use the bus rapid transit network. mos

it comes as the chief of the international energy agency, wounds. russia may totally turn off the taps. the nearer we're coming to winter, the more we understand russia's intentions, i believe the cuts are geared towards preventing europe filling it storage and increasing brushes leverage in the winter months. contingency measures are needed so that countries can adapt, he said. but even before they can be put in place, some you members are feeling more than a little gas t out. as germany trick is the alarm stage of its emergency gas plan. business morale is slumping. one survey showed confidence towards feature activity was at its lowest since the 1st wave of the cove it pandemic. another outlined sentiment clouding over and fears of a recession. stagflation for the rest of the year remains our best case scenario for the german economy and an outright recession is our risk scenario? germany is not the only one sounding the alarm bell, sweden, denmark, austria, and the netherlands of all activated emergency plans to berlin accuses moscow of playing with fire. we must not fool ourselves

significant increase in the price due to the fact that on the one hand the united states and the international energy agencymembers of it, they released significant volumes of oil from the reserve and continue to release the second such a victorious decision every month. the opec plus cartel raised its production forecasts for the next two months by 50%, and i remind you that neither saudi arabia nor the united arab emirates agreed to do it since february. and now they accidentally did it this is a victory for energy diplomacy, and in the next few days, the delegation of saudi arabia is to arrive in washington, and one after another, and in july we already talked about the fact that we are waiting for a visa and visa to the prince of saudi arabia that is, it also gives us hope that in the future the volume of production will increase, plus you and i know that talks have already begun between the criteria of opec plus regarding the possible deprivation of russia's right to vote there because its oil production is expected to drop by 19% plus after all, you and i know that the price has not risen, despite the

the international energy agency has warned that europe needs to prepare for the possibility that russia may cut off gas supplies completely this coming winter. the head of the agency says he believes russia is strategically reducing supplies now to prevent european countries from stockpiling gas. now on bbc news, it's hardtalk with stephen sackur. welcome to hardtalk. i'm stephen sackur. on the eve of russia's february invasion of ukraine, president xi of china and president putin declared their two countries enjoyed a friendship without limits. is that a strategic partnership that beijing may come to regret? my guest is influential chinese think tank founder and sometime government adviser henry wang. from a draconian covid response, to stalling growth, to a western alliance reinvigorated by that ukraine war, are china's vulnerabilities suddenly in sharperfocus? henry wang, welcome to hardtalk. thank you, steve. it's a pleasure to have you on our show. i'm mindful that you were the founder, the creator of a think tank, the center for china and globalization. you said you wanted it to b