s. strategic reserves. less gosh, live now to archie, contributor rachel marsden for more. and what can you tell us about this latest oil spots between saudi arabia and the us? well, saudi arabia is accusing theme america, world police that trying to police global energy markets now, not just through attempts to cap sale price of russian oil, but by other means as well be put out of defeating the emergency stuff, had depleted. it used it as a mechanism to him or renewed it markets well, it is profound purchase waste to mitigate shortages of supply. so we're learning now from western media reports and by didn't thought that he had a deal with the saudis to boost oil production in order to lower prices in the wake of his visit to re out over the summer. but it sure doesn't sound like the studies were on the same page, is biden. not only has that production have not materialized, but the devil's in the desert form in riyadh this week. the saudi energy minister said, quote, we keep hearing, are you with us or against us? is there any room for, are we with the saudi people? so c

r t contributes at rachel marsden has more . there were 44 countries united discussing the challenge herself today, and it showed how much rushes isolated by ma'am, the new e u political community and invention of french president emanuel mac holds, consisting of the 27 nation block and 17 other countries most of which aspire to join the e. u has just wrapped up is inaugural p r exercise in prague. now the whole point of this event in prague, prague castle seemed to be to convince onlookers of european unity particularity in favor of ukraine and against russia. while papering over any other cracks in the solidarity facade. it. so the kind of thing that's been happening a lot lately within me, you know, we all know people like this in our own lives. they arrive at the party. it's all lovey dovey, kissy kissy and you know, darn well that in the car just before they got there. they had a huge blow up all just this week. for example, as brussels adopted 8 round with anti russian sanctions. belgium in italy sat on their hands as brus

i want to form a new group that supports this loyalty contribute to rachel marsden takes a look at how it's safer for european politicians just to stick to condemning moscow. what's the deal with this western insecurity that demands countries to sites like you're either with teen usa or against it, like the whole world has just one big junior high school. italy has taken a pretty laid back approach in years to the whole america, russia rivalry. and although in nato and you member italy, welcomed russian doctors to the country to help. when rome was contending with the world's worst cove it outbreak, former italian prime minister, silvio berlusconi is back on the political. part of the new governing coalition is so friendly with russian president vladimir putin. that audio was suspiciously lead recently in which bruce coney spoke of communicating with and even receiving a birthday. yes, a russian baka from the russian president. he also gave us take on the situation ukraine. russian ministers have said on several occasions that we are at war with them because we are providing arms and f

all these contributor rachel marsden, takes a deep look into the passion. the problem with the west empowering allies to be its attack dogs against russia is that sometimes the proxy managers to chew through its lee. sure, it's harness it then starts running around doing its business all over the neighbors yards while loudly barking its excitement and even causing simple minded creatures to bark along with it. that is until the master shows up and drags him back into the yard and gets it under control. this is exactly what seems to have happen now between the west and its allies in 3 separate recent incidents. most recently, there was the crimea bridge explosion on saturday morning in the wake of the attack, ukrainian official celebrated on social media, crimea, the bridge, the beginning. everything illegal must be destroyed. everything stolen must be returned ukraine. everything occupied by russia must be expelled. to guided missile cruise, a most well on the coast, bridge to notorious symbols of russian power in ukrainian, crimea of gone down. watson. it'