we and russia and america and europe are now. it seems to me this technical data is important to understand how, to support how and what influences and what are the risks for everybody else. if we recall, the full scale of russia in 02 -- 2022, we know the russian military contingent constituted around 200,000 personnel. they have come from the north with this contingent with missiles, from the south, from the east, but they had around estimation 200,000 plus the separatists that still control parts of the east, donetsk and luhansk, the parts they control. it was difficult for us without anybody's help and i am very much grateful that america and europe have stepped in, but you must know that as of now 600,000, 600,000 -- 600,008 russian troops are on the territory of ukraine. that is three times multiplied the contingent that invaded us at the beginning of 2022. if somebody says there is enough aid, compared -- compare back then to now. back then, america's aid was around 90%. now, what our military has on the battlefield is 40%

the ever been here in russia. the i've only lived here a few months, but i wanted to tell you what fascinates me about russia and share the stories of other foreigners who lived here. like jay who worked as a chef and now raises godes to mix cheese in the countryside. like chad who has been granted political asylum because he's being persecuted by the f b. i like an american family. that recently moved to russia with 6 children, the the, the year we are happy to be here. this is my friend joe. a few months ago he immigrated to russia with his large family. now i'm on the way to visit him. i want to find out why he decided to move here and how he likes it in russia. are you doing pretty good. the joe is an i t program manager. he worked in many large companies including microsoft, but he gave up everything and moved to russia with his wife and 6 children. and now they're about to have a 7. so apparently they had a very good reason to relocate. did he talk you interested? no, i think to be honest, we 1st rich the sa

he was sanction china as a sanction russia. and you have to remember if you wanted talked about it honestly . who is the one who gave me full a to ukraine? it was an obama obama refused to do so. a bomb is said, ukraine is much more strategic interest of russia than the united states. he refused to give legal aid from comes in there, not only increasingly, sanctions russia, but it gives legal aid to ukraine. so there's a lot of blame to go around and almost all these american presidents, since kennedy, have a lot of blood on their hands now. um you rose before and that it was trumps. anti war stands that was one of the under play factors that pushed him to his election victory. and i wonder, what do you exactly mean by anti war is a sort of a sense against war or stands against spending on the war elastic as question. what i said during the campaign is the fact that the democrats have become so weak, so corrupt, so taken over by neo cons, add warhawks, that's from good position to himself during the campaign, as the peace candi

, even in the event of a peace deal between russia and ukraine. duda told the bbc that the nordstream gas pipelines, which haven't been used since 2022, should be dismantled. that was just one of the issues he addressed in a wide—ranging interview with our economics editor faisal islam at davos. some look at russia and see the sanctions effort, which they seem to be resisting for the past year, the economy seems to be ok, but maybe just now it is starting to hurt russia. is that what you see? do you think at this moment all of the sanctions are working? and what does that mean the west should does that mean the west should do right now? translation: i smile when i see politicians taking such decisive actions right now on russia and they are expressing their fear that donald trump might leave ukraine on its own and leave it to russia because they are the ones that recently did business with russia and there are some saying they would like to see business as usual being restored as soon as possible because that is being demanded of them by their own

so the presence of russia, as opposed to the presence of ukraine, is seen and explain differently. but as it is in the methods of these a nature, they don't with the different arguments by both sides of the device that allows us to examine the presence of russia. then we come to the presence of ukraine in the continent of africa. and particularly in the conference due to the conflict in so that a number which as we have said on said diamond time again, russia been under the soviet union was not the typical quarter nicer. and the reason passed after the collapse of the body in wall, there has been what is described as the russian soft file on visit. osh and soft file has been seen as the count, the weight to the traditional power of the western countries which retained the military basis in the continent of africa. the french with the ministry basis in different parts of the quarter. and these, the americans of cost expressing the powers through different small, di national agencies. and russia was not, in many of these cases, participant in the intimate way is that the western powe

petersburg, russia right now. my 1st time and it's probably the coldest day since i've arrived in russia, i am feeling it to my bones right now. the pills are due to it's up how you doing more? here's the role of the frozen as well. what you tomorrow i can't feel anything. oh no you came. i think you brought this weather with you man. yeah, i'm not good. it is so i don't know to go back and tell me a little bit about yourself. like, uh, what, what made you decide to come to russia? i received the asylum and so far as i know, the next man, if there's no to get it. and that's american, the us embassies and 4 countries that come after me is wild. and so with a couple of theories, the one that most people come to me 1st is like, oh, there's just a bunch of bureaucratic mistakes, but there's no way they ran at our house in 2002 in cyprus. they have a huge file and my wife, they've interrogated me, they visited me and vote here in prison. personally, a guy came, they tried to make deals. and also from microsoft, i cover

but from did threatened russia. and it's threatened, russia is as a frustrated, hasn't come to the bargaining table, and we don't know what the deal. trump was simply cut. he said he's getting to increase the sanctions going to increase arm. so you crane, i'm a rush or pay a prize is already talking about the energy sanctions more introduced actions against russia. i talked to his wife professor, whose name kabir, that they have been so many rounds of sanctions are all against russia by the united states. but you know, uh, quite a few of us here, uh, rather skeptical and be us and billeted to her this much more. but this is a very important issue that you are raising because all of us we do have many of us of these have relatives in ukraine. you know, our economy, our society is suffering from the strong conflicts. and definitely mean there is a, you know, she monitoring the konami's political, cultural, spiritual need to put in on to absolutely because good, because let me say if this work continues and that is 6 m

but from did threatened to russia and threatened russia is as a fresh, it hasn't come to the bargaining table. and we don't know what the deal trump was simply cut is that he's getting to increase the sanctions. good increase arm. so ukraine, i'm a rush to pay a prize is already talking about the energy sanctions, more energy sanctions against russia over the course of the that they have been so many rounds of sanctions are all the against russia by the united states. but you know, uh, quite a few of us here uh, rather skeptical in the us ability to her. that's much more. but this is a very important issue that you are raising because all of us, we do have many of us. so please have relatives in ukraine, you know, our economy, our society is suffering from the strong conflicts and definitely claim there is a, you know, she monitoring the konami's political, cultural spiritual need to put in on to absolutely. because because let me say, if this work continues and that is 6 months, and that's 12 months from the perspective of the ukrainian people, they're gonna be in worse shape. rush is

had brought it here in russia. you can say what your things were out loud and the most relieving thing in the world. you actually are like me, this is actually really enjoyable. you can make jokes about this sort of stuff. nobody would, you know, cancel you or try to dock to anything like that. talk about it. it was by whatever you're moving on. what about the health carey? are you all worried about getting like the kids to the doctor or because oh okay, well i told them, i mean this goes from the end of last year and i had to go get a surgery. uh, i was just like, oh, great, awesome. so like this is over for us because i'm going to drop, you know, tens of thousands of dollars on this, which i would have definitely in the states. i have like one of the best orthopedic surgeons. like 5 star level hospital room, 1300 bucks. yeah. my says pregnancy ended up being on the case stay and i think the bill was a $100000.00. we got a big discount on it because it was self pay. it was like $80000.00 and then we had the medica

and russia was not in many of these cases. but discipline in the intimate way, is that the wisdom power as well. and it is in this regard, therefore, that when the regimes which gained power through what on the level of protocol is called unconstitutional changes of power. that they wind advising the russians to protect them. this invitation has been seen as i've already indicated in central african republic and bunkie. the bunky administration. you have seen this invitation in the government in nam may in is it. and sometimes this happens, particularly in nam may when they see that you in your mines on the friends well or does out on west and foster as well or does out the nea may administration images that we don't have the capacity we have for we are inviting a friendly power to train us on to offer as a temporarily protection, as we protect online so that russian presence is sending that to the good. of course, that little idea when uh, the webinar group, well, but 8 and as an independent entity, there was seen to be almos

we're going to have them fight russia now, because russia is a threat to us. but that's obviously not the case. so what they're doing is they're keeping the conflict on the low burn. now, in order to one, facilitate the military industrial profits, which in turn, pays for the think tanks, which in turn pays for the politicians. secondly, the slow burn european union there your opinion, it was hoping it would weaken russia. however, it had stripped, has a strength of strength and russia, and now they are in full panic and they're trying to come up with these silly 200 year political the. so i just want to tell everybody the u. k. has a 100 year security agreement with you, correct. but we don't even know if your credit is going to make it to the end of the year that this is kind of base our fantasy. go ahead, man. i, i remember reading in one of my books, the at charles, the goal, one of the true statesmen of europe, a charles to go as old friends, french pressure and said that treaties are like roses. they're beautiful until they are not. and the, this is the

i think to our mindset, all of europe is suffering from the sanctions on russia. what kind of reaction do you expect of that warning from oregon? i think it actually suits them just fine that victoria bind is very frustrated with the situation and hungry. gives them a lot more power. the fact that there's no gas or their risk being no gas coming into hungry if something happens to that church stream pipeline, which is really the last slide left for hungry at this point. means that he's going to be even more dependent on their program, which is they control the money they control what get sold out from the big slash by the all of the tax payers and other countries donate to. and also they can say, well, now's the time for you to make that green transition. and again, that's something that really allows them to turn the screws on the european citizens and the governments as well. rachel, victor, oregon is also urging his e u colleagues to pressure ukraine to reopen the gas and trends that route. so i want to play a clip of the oregon had to say 1st and i'll ask for

russia's full—scale invasion.eross—border eonf'et ess'd ..,,........-,-....... under and eross—border sonftiet sssts ~ under more come under more pressure and that pressure extends to schools and their than 20 schools and their more than 20 million children out of school in they are funding here in they are funding several education programmes. pakistan also hosts 3 afg ha ns 77 7 afghans and 77 7 afghans and 1.4 77 7 afghans and 1.4 million docum77ented documented and i spoke to refugee, a who prégna nt sis... 7-7?” pregnant and 7 pregnant and she was due to was pregnant and she was due to be resettled in that pro- ramme has that programme has also she asks me how she can afford daily life when that support is being cut off. was already stretched thin. and we're not talking about full meals. we're talking about things like bread and tea. is or was the single largest donor in afghanistan, the consensus here in southern africa is that president trump's executive order will have a devastating impact on social servic

the life in russia and ukraine is just in comparable, the impact on society in russia and ukraine is, is in comparable. russia is running around an army of 5 problems here. is that a lot for a lot of cash? took people to find you, the ukraine, where is you creating relies on people who are mobilized against and we'll waive the matcher she would shoot when right sir violations the trustee. and on the daily deals of the firewall. mobilization which is known as was the vacation in your brain, weren't capable of being caught industry that impacts into bosses. and so we have to wait until the front line right and the evident then the to see. so i would be welcome on so many front, michael. so now and to donald trump, the, the new, the 47th president of the united states, who as he would have it, had he being president in 2020. this will would have won the election to 2020. this will, would never have happened. would you agree with that? so i don't agree with that. i think of his own always in mister bolton's designs, to move on ukraine. he has set it throughout his tenure and even before i

and of course the names of russia and the names of ukraine. we'd always be there because of the ukrainians, if they don't have what's on the ground. also seen as a conduit of, of weapons. but particularly when you have the f k for the subsidy in the mix, we always look to that part of the supplies of the k 47. so the situation is an interesting one. so if you have play as in the continent of africa, africa is once again, a sort of conflict. russia expressing ourselves through soft power in southern cases, even being allowed to establish military bases in southern cases if and being invited to take over the basis that i've been a bundled by the west. with that, that is a good or bad thing. the judy is bailout, but i hold the view that the relationship between the african countries and russia must be defined. it must be a relationship that is not one of dominance, but is one of collaboration and as concerns ukraine. i or the view that on till now, i have not seen evidence that they have been invited by in the country to participate on. the parti

it's all about more sanctions on russia. there is another on their part of it shouldn't even have selves. so now we've all seen. i think everyone in the world has one thousands of sanctions, one russia did, and that was it led to inflation, really d industrialization almost within your with the cut off of oil and gas and materials. and so now that years comes the threat of new sanctions. we really think that this is going to have the impact that trump is announcing it will have on russia. it will be felt here at home. all these threats of new terrace really need to price rises. and of course, not only is russia being threatened right now, but we can see with the statements about canada will be coming the 51st stay taking over greenland, taking over the kind of mock an hour in closing 2 rounds of sanctions. carol's, excuse me. carol saw mexico financial threats rents against one country after or not. but especially with russia, where there was seen our expect taishan, that the war could put in. it really has open ended in ter

what were your thoughts before coming to russia? with a special military operation and how did you feel, were you worried that there was going to be like more on the outskirts of moscow? are you oh, i know. yeah, no, i thought there was going to be a war and i didn't want to be sitting, you know, at home in the middle of kansas down the street from fort riley when the, let me just say that i feel a lot safer here. right? than i do in america, if actual world war 3 breaks out, much, much better to be here. we don't have any kind of defense that could suit anything that i mean, right? something goes on over in the, in the states. it's over me, you know, i remember right before we left, we, uh, we heard reports, the russian nuclear sub just pops his head up right off the coast of dc. hey, we're right here, just so you know, don't forget that we're right here. so there's nothing that you're going to defend against the list goes sideways for the whole world. the euro russian see of this house. what are the learning funny? yeah, a lot. so

and that there was being used to fight a proxy will in russia. and i remember the, the bus set out of ukraine was actually summoned in the bama cool by the administration of a to be great. and there was told that if you don't stop but dissipating in the insurgency in molly is then we are going to expand, you are going to see, but diplomatic ties. and they are quite a number of accusations in visiting god. and it must be understood once to gain in context, the russian involvement in many of these conflicts is seen to be a little different from the involvement of ukraine. seems to be different in visiting that it is this government of the central african republic, for example, that the invite the group. because the y insurgency, that was fun, said by multiple parties, including the french. it is also the case that in countries such as book, enough us, so on the if any news that one's the americans had been expelled. it is these administrations that invited the russian administration of the russian army to offer both training and support. so the pre

the quote distinction between the russia on the west. in the 1909 does, the undertakings was given to the russians. the nato would not expand to the east, and when is the nato countries thought the dix funding to they used with they are firing enticement to the key of government to join data in union. then the cont, decisions acquired a totally different kind of that context is important for us to appreciate in order to understand what is now been caught in the rise of the involvement of ukraine on even russia in the african continents. the most important thing that's happened recently in print it didn't default is when the government of molly accused ukraine direct that there was supporting inside agencies in mali. and that there was being used to fight a proxy will in russia. and i remember the, the best set out of ukraine was actually summoned into bama cool by the administration of a team. great. and there was told that if you don't stop participating in the insurgency in molly, then we are going to expand, you are going to see, but

basically, according to russia, this is this weapon. the rest of this all is something that none of the country and what all that has the weapon of such low caliber and power. basically that the combination of these factors of all these factors is something that only russia has in its disposal again. but this has, this has been only the russian word. so, um, it's so it doesn't mean that the united states, for instance, that they necessarily agree to that. but indeed indeed that strike, it seems, it was decreased in europe because europe has become but did become reluctant. for instance, germany is still very reluctant and has been refusing to provide key with its own powerful may solve its tours, may solve. so uh, sofa. russia has been saying that, well, this is what we capable of. we did not want to resort to that. and even donald trump back then he was just, he was you will just be president to let and back then he did coolants route. he's even his uh, his presidential campaign. he did say that this decision of the fight in administra

we're going to have them fight russia now because of russia is a threat to us. but that's obviously not the case. so what they're doing is they're keeping the conflict on a low burn. now, in order to one, facilitate the military industrial profits, which in turn, pays for the think tanks, which in turn pays for the politicians. secondly, the slow burn european union there your opinion, it was hoping it would weaken russia. however, it touched as a strength of strength and russia, and now they are in full panic and they're trying to come up with these silly 200 year political the. so i just want to tell everybody the u. k. has a 100 year security agreement with you, correct. but we don't even know if your credit is going to make it to the end of the year that this is an base our fantasy. go ahead, man. i, i remember reading in one of my books, the charles, the goal, one of the true statesmen of europe, a charles, the goal of the old friends, french pressure and said that treaties are like roses, they're beautiful until they are not. and the, this is the same with

in records of the time i'll gas inputs from russia went down by roughly 75 percent. and now we import from russia only 3 percent of our oil and no call at all anymore. but freedom came at a price. how sold and businesses saw sky, high energy costs and bills for many a yet to come down? yeah. nothing says freedom like wearing 3 sweaters in doors in the winter time. well our dream with your cat over whose turn it is to eat. this week's cattle sardines are to concrete our rates and marketing taking us through that live from partners. thanks, rachel. the technology intended to free us has become the tool over a pressure that's according to the spanish prime minister who also in davos, took aim after he concentration of power and left the freedom. the exact because democracy is not only compatible with the freedom of the people, it is the necessary condition for each for truly meets democracies, the power of periods. it is a power of those who think that because they are rich, they are both below and can do anything. that is why my friends, that is why did they compete in

, and are not set up to oppose russia in any way. they realize that for example, in slovakia will not attack russia, they oppose sanctions. they see this is a problem and they want to eliminate such a leadership. the called from says my name is isaac is responsible for driving your plane into a wall. the new us president could have prevented with a simple do. you get to get this war ended. and if they don't make a settlement like fast angel lisky, i will say that he wants to settle. now he's had enough. she shouldn't have allowed this to happen either. now, you know, if he's no angel just but you shouldn't have allowed this war to happen, zalinski was fighting a much bigger entity, much bigger, much more powerful. he shouldn't have done that. because we could have made a deal and it wouldn't be the deal that would have been it would have been a nothing deal. i could have made that deal so easily. angel lisky decided that i water off, i don't know, trump, he's not just a politician. he's also a show, man, and showmanship is a huge par

guest: that russia you covered from ash host: that russia you covered.khrushchev becomes premier of the soviet party in 53, so this book is about khrushchev and kennedy. that plenty of years under a different president, under dwight eisenhower. what was that relationship like. khrushchev and eisenhower. and the chae presidencies, what was his view coming in of john kennedy. guest: great questions, a historical questions. in 1956, i arrived there in january. khrushchev had been essentially the boss only for about a year or 18 months. it took a year or so before he could establish his position following stalin's death in march of 1953. so khrushchev wanted very much by 1956 to say to the russian people and to the world that russia is now changed, it is no longer stalin's russia, it is now khrushchev's russia. and delivered a very famous secret speech, i believe it was february 24, 1956. and he summoned all of the leaders of various communist parties which had been meeting in moscow at the time to come back to the kremlin in the middle of the night because

, and are not set up to oppose russia in any way. they realize that for example, in slovakia will not attack russia, they are post sanctions. they see this is a problem and they want to eliminate such a leadership smoke from the okay, some news coming into us on the program, a large scale ukrainian drone. it's kind of said a residential building and rushes resign region located some 200 kilometers, size, east of moscow. authority say no casualties have been reported though falling debris, as, as you can see here cause fire. while another drone attack has been prevented to the side, the west of the capital, again, there's be no casualties to have most schools, major or ports of stumped incoming flights. and then the strikes done by the dumpsters. good. well, that's where we leave and use are off for now. stories by the minute there will always to be fund on or x page. why not leave a comment or 2 there as well? always good to hear what's got you interested. are you by the as promise donald trump is off to the races. the new president

guest: that russia you covered from ash host: that russia you covered.khrushchev becomes premier of the soviet party in 53, so this book is about khrushchev and kennedy. that plenty of years under a different president, under dwight eisenhower. what was that relationship like. khrushchev and eisenhower. and the change of presidencies, what was h view coming iof john kennedy. guest: great questions, a historical questions. in 1956, i arrived there in january. khrushchev had been essentially the boss only for about a year or 18 months. it took a year or so before he could establish his position following stalin's death in march of 1953. so khrushchev wanted very much by 1956 to say to the russian people and to the world that russia is now changed, it is no longer stalin's russia, it is now khrushchev's russia. and delivered a very famous secret speech, i believe it was february 24, 1956. and he summoned all of the leaders of various communist parties which had been meeting in moscow at the time to come back to the kremlin in the middle of the night because

and we see how much influence china has on russia. and we are deeply grateful to europe for all the support it has given our country during this war. but will president trump listen to europe? or will he negotiate with russia and china without europe? europe needs to learn how to fully take care of itself so that the world cannot afford to ignore it. it is vital to maintain unity in europe, so the world does not just care about budapest or brussels -- it cares about europe as a whole. and we need a united european security and defense policy, and all european countries must be willing to spend as much on security as is truly needed -- not just as much as they have gotten use to during years of neglect. if it takes 5% of gdp to cover defense, then so be it. 5% it is. there is no need to play with people's emotions. defense should be compensated at the expense -- with peoples emotions that defense should become and sated at the expense of medicine or pensions or something else. that is really not fair. we have already set up models of c

he became one of the most famous cheese makers in russia. although when he 1st came here, you couldn't imagine anything of the sorts. i got here 93 things, shooting at the white nose and it was there was no money for us was in the hospital's fall in a board and everything was really bad. you mean i couldn't imagine that. another country surviving. i think americans would die hungry. i didn't receive a right away. i came for 10 days and 20 days and 40 days they was 61, a senior roland road and more like home. i would start to go to other countries and i just want to get back home to russia. so it's home, i say to people, hey, if you could live in a rush, you can leave it anywhere in the world. it's not easy here. i mean, of course it's hard, it's not the language of the alphabet of a culture stammer shaking hands under a doorway. the boxes on the table. man, it's thousands of them. i don't believe in them. i think divine touch would because it's like a habit. i asked jay if he's afraid to stay in russia after all, our countries have a very tr

he says that he wants to also sanction russia too bad. the washington didn't think of that one before a trunk came along. a good thing. he's on it now because well, banding the in port is that little bit of 10 fertilizer and machinery that is still coming into the us from russian will surely make russian present environment putting go hayes. yeah, that's it. time to hold a band and all our objectives and pack it up right here. and all that sounds really good coming from trump to nato to well, i'm sorry for your happy wish devices ational. i'm to food more functions on brush . i mean, know that you're actually economy is doing terribly bad. mark rich has only been the secretary general of nato for a little under 4 months now. but hey, come on, man, at least maybe pretend to master the issue, at least as well as the locations of the coffee machines in your new office. yeah, sanctioning that the animal feed that the us is buying from russia is going to be a real turning point, or real deal breaker. an economic a bomb you could say for the re

and again, rusnick was something that russia revealed it to the world. it's mike, it's revealed, it's mikes to the world, not so long ago. it happened in the 4th quarter of 2024. basically, it happened all through yet another round of escalation with the west when the united states basically allowed key of to carry out strikes with the american main long range missiles against targets deep within russian territory. and as ukraine carried out, such attacks when the band was lifted officially by washington, russia essentially step forward and said and said, well, this is simply unacceptable. and very shortly after that it carried out and attack using it's a rush mcmay cell, which had not be known to the general public before that again, it's a brand new hypersonic ballistic missile. and it can be used uh with the a nuclear warhead. but of course, russia did not resort to that, that strike against a target in the ukrainian town of the patrols was more symbolic. it was more about sending a message rather than just destroying and tearing, just obliterating th

what do you make of this threat to russia? what impact could it have? i to russia?ld it have? ~ . ., , have? i think what he did was very smart- — have? i think what he did was very smart. he _ have? i think what he did was very smart. he poured - have? i think what he did was very smart. he poured cold i very smart. he poured cold water on expectations in moscow that he would be easy on putin and let putin win in some fashion this war of aggression against ukraine. while tariffs will not help much to persuade putin, the tough sanctions, especially those put in place in the biden administration on the fleet of oil tankers, it will have a serious impact. but the chances are it will not draw putin to the negotiating table in the near term. it might work overtime but probably not to help trump metres deadlines, six months to achieve it. ~ . metres deadlines, six months to achieve it— achieve it. what other tools do ou think achieve it. what other tools do you think donald _ achieve it. what other tools do you think donald trump - achieve it. what other tools do you thi

he is somebody that lost a lot of soldiers and so did russia. russia lost more soldiers. they lost 800,000. would you say that a lot? >> what is your response to people saying your dei orders r are in contradition with martin luther king jr.'s dream? >> the houthis back on the terror list? pres. trump: you cannot shoot at our ships. that's not good for them. >> the security protections -- pres. trump: when you have protection you cannot have it for the rest of your life. do you want a large detail of people guarding people for the rest of their lives? i mean, there's risks to everything. >> would you support israel striking iran's nuclear facilities? pres. trump: obviously i'm not going to answer that. we will have to see. we will be meeting with various people over the next couple days. hopefully that can be worked out without having to worry about it. it would really be nice if that could be worked out with having to go that far. i would rather not say, but really high-level people, but hopefully that can be worked out. iran hopefully will make a deal and if they don't