here's what mr. brewton meant by that. he was saying that while we hear from international leaders that the world needs to unite in its attempts to battle the pandemic, the russian president was critical. he criticize the western leaders for not easing their sanctions against some of the most vulnerable countries in the times of corbett and even appealed to western humanism. or when he said that, why did it not a problem you thought on so, but as william, we're talking about the need for a joint fight against the corona, virus infection, even for humanitarian reasons. i do not mean russia now forget about those sanctions against russia. but the sanctions also persist against states that are in dire need of international assistance. no, nothing like that happens. everything remains the same. and where are the humanistic principles of western political thought? in fact, it turns out that there is nothing. there is only chatter. the russian president decided to devote several minutes of his speech to something that's a very i

mr. brewton also went on to talk about things that don't have much to do with energy at all. in particular, that is for relations with washington and some of the hypersonic weapons that moscow has been developing. in recent years, the russian leader went on to blame washington for destroying the whole structure of international agreements. when it comes to non proliferation. when it comes to disarmament, but mr. brewton maintains that russia is ready to get back to the table is ready to revive possibly some of the past agreements or speak about new ones. and he did actually acknowledged that he did actually acknowledge that both russia and the us work in the midst of an arms race. but according to mr. perkins, this isn't something that moscow, once a once to get back to negotiating international arms security together with the u. s, and together with other countries as well. thanks very much for bringing us through all that a very interesting 2 and a half hours there, even the mark twain quote thrown in by the russian president as well earlier. brilliant. so thank you. ok bef

speaking of russian energy week day, one of which it was today, wednesday mr. brewton, feel it, some tough questions to dispel what he called false narratives over moscow strategy on international at markets. i spoke earlier to correspond to elliot katrinka, he was there for the 2 and a half hour session for a better understanding. i just want to give you a quick insight into the context of mr. prudence latest remarks at the russian energy week 2021. so the post cobit power demand globally has been on the up and this really led to major changes in the supply change. it led to a change. i'd love to destroy disruptions and this in turn led to shortages of supplies. for example, the in europe, in particular, the prices for natural gas at one point skyrocketed to unprecedented levels. and that many analysts indeed call this a true global energy crisis. but in that time, specifically russia by some has even been blamed for politicizing the matter. and before that for. ringback years moscow has been under fire for some of its infrastructure projects like the north stream, to in particular

and what mr. brewton was asked a straightforward question whether moscow has ever used the energy sector as a political weapon. his answer was straightforward. no, want to ask you about it directly. has russia been using energy as a weapon? russia's not using any weapons. if you've been paying attention as for the economy, where are we using weapons and what conflicts are we taking part and for the economy? this is not something we tend to use. this is what i call a politically motivated talk. there's nothing to support it when it comes to saying that we use energy as some kind of weapon at the end of the day. i guess the question is, how can you expect europe to believe you're a reliable energy partner when you're not supplying that energy via the pipeline or supervision? you're a beautiful woman, but i'm saying one thing to you and you're saying a different thing to me as if you haven't heard what i said, mister president, i, what was the same point when she went to london, you said that you are not supplying gas through pipelines to europe, but actually you are mistaken. you are mista

mr. brewton said that russia is ready to talk with washington ready for talks with washington on the revival of possibly some of the older treaties that washington abandoned under donald trump, under the previous cedars as well, or ready to hammer out new agreements, which is very important for international security is stability, but mister, put this message has been the same all the time. we have only been responding to whenever you were getting rid of this st. these whenever you are leaving and out when it comes to the arms race. in fact, mister putin admitted there was an arms race between the u. s. in russia. at this point, russia is only taking measures in response. so like i said, this was the number one message from the russian leader. the muslim call to prayer will be heard across cologne and germany after local authorities gave their approval for it to be broadcast overload, speakers, officials say the move as a gesture of respect, but many citizens stress such a move is adults with european culture alarms, cologne's central moscow has been a flash point for anti muslim sen

and what mr. brewton, as said during that panel discussion was that whenever russia was requested for a boost in exports, the answer from moscow, the answer from gas from russia's gas, that was always, yes. so russian never said no. and when mister proven was asked to direct question whether moscow was ever using energy as a political weapon, the answer was straightforward. the answer was no. i want to ask you about it directly. has russia been using energy as a weapon? russia is not using any weapon capsule if you've been paying attention as for the enemy, where are we using weapon in what can we say? are we taking part and for the economy? this is not something we tend to use. this is what i call literally motivating him . so if there were nothing to support him when it comes to saying that we use energy is some kind of wagner. at the end of the day, i guess the question is, how can you expect europe to believe you're a reliable energy partner when you're not supplying that energy via the pipeline? because she was, if you're a beautiful woman, like what i'm saying, one thing to you

and reassessment is also something that mr. brewton has been talking about. he also spoke about what he called mistakes on the part of some of russia's partners when it comes to their energy policies. so let's have a look at what else. the wash indeed are said about that with higher prices on gas in europe are a consequence of a deficit of energy and not vice versa. and that's why you should not shift the blame for over the last 10 years. step by step go systematic flaws were introduced into the european energy system, and they lead to a massive energy crisis unit for any market. stability and predictability are important, and russia flawlessly fulfills its contractual obligations to our partners, including our partners in europe. we in short guaranteed uninterrupted gas deliveries to europe. we have every reason to believe that this year we will reach record levels of gas deliveries on the global market and due to one. ah, what exactly could help europe in this particular situation? what kinda make sure the prices go down. well, perhaps the answer is obvious