so they're making us strong and driving russia east and so division that i think saying, policy making yours and washington had 20 years ago is why not bring rushed into a western block sort of has a balance against the rising east and it, but it doesn't seem like that, do you think that's still possible? uh, i don't think so. when the reason slip, which end was uh speaking good. uh well the club, uh, adult logistics and experts. uh, she said we would never be back in the situation of only 2022. that's when she realized for himself up there and not only she but she, she spoke publicly about this and that all attempts to be on equal terms with the west failed. they've started in the after the demise of the soviet union. there was you for a while now part of the a lead or a world, the democratic world, the end of history. but very soon it was, it became clear to most of the russians, and that the, in the ninety's and we were 3. that is, that the best of junior part may have been nothing in this apartment, but there's a place we are on the west. can organize things like it's like it was a

so they're making us strong and driving russia east. and so the vision that i think same policy makers in washington had 20 years ago is why not bring rush into a western block. this is sort of the balance against the rising east and it, but it doesn't seem like that. do you think that's still possible? uh, i don't think so. oh, when the reason flip, which end was uh speaking good. uh, well di, club, uh, adult logistics and experts. uh he said, we would never be back at the situation of the 20th when to to that's when he realized push himself up there. and not only she but she, she spoke publicly about this and that all attempts to be on equal terms with the west failed. it started in the after the demise of the soviet union. and there was you for a while now part of the a liberal, the democratic world in the few street. but very soon it was, it became clear to most of the russians. and that the, in the ninety's and we were 3. that is, that the best of the junior part may have been the zip box, but there's a place where we are on the we

so they're making the song and driving russia east. all right, let's cross live now to r. t corresponded, remember, is shar, who is here in the studio with me. so my, this interview really caught the west by surprise. what else did the to talk about? it was an unexpected interview. i'm going to call us announced that on wednesday that he was back to moscow to have this interview with the russian foreign minister . and essentially the congress session was a force about the current political issues. and so they loved rob highlighted what rush i has long been saying that they rush, it does walk piece, would you frame? but it would have to be on specific terms though. those terms, of course, include no nato on russia's border and as well as accepting the new reality of the territories. now love robles was for us to rush up for 1st is peaceful negotiated, settlement that one that is and face on russia's legitimate security interest. but also one that was faxed to the ethnic russian population in your brain and their rights. and he highlighted that. those are rice that has been

so they're making the song and driving russia east. the unveiling of the hypersonic weapon system that you said was a signal to the west, which signal exactly, i think many americans are not even aware that this happened. what message were you sending by showing it to the world as well. the messages that you, i mean you, the united states and the allies of the united states halls provide this long range, hypo rep and still the vision. they must understand that we would be rigid to use any means not 3, allow them to succeed. the end of what they call for the jew defeat, the fresh they flight for keeping the engine morning over the bolt on a new country in the region, any continent, we fight for legitimate security interest. they say, for example, 90 to 91 borders instagram who visited some time ago was a landscape for another. and of the top. she bluntly in presence of an escape thing, save that. your brain is better, each was the rear of metals. and we cannot leave this so these, these reach the, this reach this to the russian. so we m

so they're making us strong and driving . russia east started a lot of rob made rushes priority is very clear to talk of calls. and i mean, he repeated essentially what russia had outlined for so long. meaning that piece would ukraine will have to be on specific times. now the key principle, he says, is a non block status for ukraine, and that means no needle on rushes folder and no military bases, no military exercises on ukrainian soil with foreign troops involvement. and another point is that the west will have to wait to the new realities on the grounds, the new territories that have no parts of the russian federation. so, so the real stress that russia wants a peaceful, negotiated settlement, one that is based on russia's legitimate security interest, but also one that would respect ethnic russians living in ukraine and their rights . and he says that those rights that, that he highlighted were taken away. and destroyed by a series of laws that were passed in new point in parliament. he also touched upon because we know that donald trump has been very vocal about the fact that once

you know, well, what else is dr. disabled been the us, so they're making us strong and driving russia east r t correspondent m m. as far as in the studio with me. now for more on this to my, this interview is really come as a surprise. i think for a lot of people in the west and that's a perspective, a lot of people in the west have not had a chance to hear. tell us what else to to talked about. it was an unexpected interview. i mean, tuggle calls and announced that on wednesday that he would, and that he was planning to interview where the russians were administer. and of course the discussion was about current and relevant political issues. and they've made the priorities very clear. yeah, i mean, a lot pro repeated that russia, what rush i had been outlining for a very long time. no. essentially, peace would ukraine will have to be on the specific term. now the key principal here has less liberals. mentioned is a non block status of ukraine. that says, no, nato and rushes border normally, which we bases no military exercises on your screen. you filed with foreign troops involvement. now

the ship was carrying valuable cargo from russia to the far east. it included heavy pulled cranes weighing $350.00 tons each. they're also reputational issues. i mean, they're trying to show us that they can reach us any way. we can also reach anywhere in the world, anyone anywhere. but we also need to understand that the u. s. s. o s system is located in general to this american system checks, old ships passing through the gibraltar to prevent submarines from entering the mediterranean sea. it is controlled by the united states. they can hear all kinds of sounds, especially if you go into the underwater sound channel. you can even hear explosions . you know, you can hear everything from the usa, including the noise of submarines passing through the strait of general to even diesel submarines so they could have helped me. but for some reason they didn't. it was just like with the north stream and everyone refused to investigate that case, blaming it on some ukrainians on your to you. as a professional, this looks ridiculous to me. it has beneficial

russia's foreign ministry has confirmed the ursa major was on its way to russia's far east.rd russian ship to go down in 10 days. part of it so called shadow fleet which comprises of all the vessels often uninsured and with unclear ownership to circumvent western sanctions. 14 crew members were rescued and taken to a spanish port but to others are missing. the iconic eiffel tower was evacuated after a fire alarm was set up by a short-circuit in the elevator system. no visitors have been harmed and it was reopened. the company that manages the monuments as an investigation into the short-circuit is ongoing but it did cause some disruption for some christmas eve visitors. >> we had tickets for 11:00, so more than two hours. >> i saw on my phone but there was a fire. obviously, they evacuated those people, who waiting to see if they will open up again or not. geeta: pope francis has not just a special jubilee for catholics at the vatican. jubilee's take place once every 25 years and pope francis has marked the start by opening up the normally bricked up basilica. i spoke to a p

and the wrong would have an impact also on the power of russia in the middle east and the, and beyond celia the charlotte side as being a very important, a lot of the and russia and the that will later play a major role. the fact that he is no longer there, as i mean, as we know, russia has a base in the, in the mediterranean, into syrian coast and, and it has a really important of important interest in the country. so we'll see how that to and unfolds. also with regards to russian, an interest in, in the middle east now has been placed unless ashley kaufman talking to me earlier . then. all right, let's take a look then some of the stories making headlines, they sell thousands of supporters of the bank lavished nationalist potty much towards the indian high commission in the capital deca purchased as have been angered by a tax on a banquet. they see diplomatic mission in india, and the alleged discretion of back bangladesh and flags. india says a great, great the attacks and will punish those responsible thousands of per europe. georgians have rallied in the capital of publicity for

east. the civil war in syria gave russia an opportunity to get back into the middle east. he obama administration. but, now, you know, with syria, i mine and the new guys haven't said what they're do about russia. but russia is locked out of a new dispenization in the middle east. china could spend a lot of money but it does sort of restore american hedge em onny in the middle east if the trump administration wants to take advantage of that and would you take advantage of that to negotiate a kind of peace agreement everywhere. that would be -- that would be what i could try to do. >> very interesting. rick stangel, thank you very much. appreciate you. >> good to see you. >>> still a lot more ahead. we still have more in the cup here. this is "the weekend." cup here this is "the weekend." ♪♪ over 600,000 usps employees working in sync to ensure everything sent on its holiday ride ends with a moment of joy. ♪♪ the united states postal service. ♪♪ ♪ with verizon, trade in any phone, any condition. for a limited time, get iphone 16 pro with apple intelligence. get four on us. o

the ursa major was on its way to vladivistock in russia's far east.d shadow fleet — which comprises old vessels, often uninsured and with unclear ownership, to circumvent western sanctions. 14 crew members were rescued and taken to the spanish port of cartagena, but two others are still missing. paris' iconic eiffel tower was evacuated earlier today after a fire alarm was set off by a short circuit in the elevator system. no visitors were harmed and the tower has been opened during the day. the company that manages the monument says an investigation into the cause of the short circuit is ongoing, but it did cause disruptions for some christmas eve tourists. we had tickets for 11 o'clock so about almost two hours... more than two hours... two and a half hours. i saw on my phone there was a fire, reportedly in the lift shaft. obviously they evacuated 1,000 people and we are waiting to see whether they are going to open again or not. pope francis has launched a specialjubilee year for roman catholics in a christmas eve ceremony at the vatican. jubilees t

assets removal, russia does still have a powerful of friends allies in what you might call pragmatic partners. i trust them, at least, or oh, absolutely, absolutely. all across the middle east, russia has built these relationships. really, since white american came to power point and presented himself over the years to this region, as somebody who could talk to all sides. and we saw this pulling out, especially with rushes and vision of the after actions vision of ukraine, where the middle east by and large reacted as that's one of the ones. and certainly while she's narrative of the war and ukraine has resonated in this region. right. and so now we have russians are looking at syria, i'm wondering what happens next. how does that affect russia's broad regional ambitions? well, what happened in, at least in the short term, certainly is a clear blow to alignment from this prestige. and that of how has potential implications all across the region. as you suggest, a one thing is that he's been seen as somebody who stands by his allies and friends, somebody who doesn't give them up. and the fact that she couldn't support a side of discussion juncture suggest that he's not the s

russia. in the middle east and the, and beyond. celia is the charlotte side, there's been a very important, a lot of the and russia and the that we later play a major role. the fact that he's no longer there. as i mean, as we know, russia has a base in the, in the mediterranean, in the serial coast and, and it has a really important of important interest in the country. so we see how that to, and unfolds. also with regards to russian, an interest in the, in the middle east, the middle east, the analysts as a kaufman, thanks so much for your time. appreciate it. thank you for having the syrian desperate is celebrating the full of president bush alice out around the world. a large number of syrians have been living as refugees for a decade or more and well, serious future is uncertain. many looking forward to seeing the homeland to get the tribulation on the streets of damascus. often more than 15 years of civil war, the side families have sent you a little over. sylvia crumbled and am i sort of days of the happiest day of my life? we've been reborn. this is the day when the believers rejoice w

he is seeking a model established post world war ii when russia formed the soviet union, occupied eastmany, the international territory of germany was never given up. russia occupied east germany and the territorial boundaries remained the same knowing that at some point germany would likely return to some kind of unification. zelenskyy wants the international territory of ukraine to stay in place even though russia is occupying some portion of it and he believes over time they will be able to get back the rest of the territory. of course that's aspirational but that's his goal. the second thing is if he makes a deal with putin he knows putin is never giving up on the aspiration to topple the government in kiev eventually, put a stooge in and take control of ukraine. he would see the negotiation as just a temporary impasse to that goal. that's why zelenskyy wants some guarantee from nato, a formal invitation to join nato. he would love to have a timeline. nato doesn't have to give him a timeline and hopefully in zelenskyy's mind it will push back the russians from their aspirational go

yeah. 1 we have forces, we have water, it's in okay, near but between the mantle and the east and not just such a russia of the east, the whole lease. so as celia is one of these, it, oh, this war and okay, and you don't want it because to do make of, uh, maybe a fiction on, on the, uh, i, yes. oh russia, which is syria. to make it all over again. we have a, we make a that i said a life or a new canadian more difficult. so i, i agree with you that opinion is important also induce in this uh, i mean if okay and, and really humans in both in this war or another talk is foreign ministry says that the resend the tax targeting usually have reached a level that threatens the functioning of the aspect of peace agreements that do you view the situation similarly? i as yes i see it like this we, we, we are waiting for or actions from the government not to speech. we wait to be photo florida for x, because it's day we lose these us then uh the agreements with the rest of the us. okay. what, what is the, what, what they would do. uh, are they willing to, to make uh, the war again. i'll be happy with the war in sou

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east and africa . now that assets gone the future of russia's military presence in syria. look some clear, a lindsey, so the only be flying home to russia in disease or k for images. the russian planes are still taking off one of their competition from the, from a me military base in the west and syria on the words inside and outside of the country. exactly. home and eat is unclear. what is clear, is there a number sent to the number of russian soldiers in syria? i have grown over the last 10 years. to me, i mean, is one of 2 out divorced with regional scale one to the strength and implants in the middle east. and president vladimir putin, his reputation as a global politician. the other is dotted loose on syria submitted to rainy and the coast, russia supposedly naval base outside of the former soviet union. this was a big show to prove that russia has friends and plays a certain role in, well, politics looks go, has invested a lot of money in both spaces and created an entire infrastructure for each army in syria to be mean especially, became an important topic for russi

basically this was russia's foothold into the middle east and it's been a partner of the assad regime and the family for really half aan century both unr the soviet union as those under the russian federation. both iran and russia surge to bella assad that iran started indirectly in 2012 come directly in 2013 and russia more directly in 2015. there's that whole host of other groups like the sds, syrian defense under democratic forces for largely but an exclusively kurdish backed by the united states. when the u.s. is looking for a a partner in syria to pick it was a prioritized he would pick to fight assad. it was who the pic to fight this other armed terrorist group that we all know called isis. the fdf and the kurds have led that fight against isis in the region but they're not a the ony group. there was like the free syrian army. that was disaffected assad regime officers that it been disbanded. some of it moved into the syrian national army. those were turkish backed. largely arab and sometimes turkey and rebels, turkish government to use a proxy or auxiliary. these turkish backed

as for russia and the middle east, russia maintains a dialog with all countries in the region and weend to continue doing so. for pleitgen, cnn, moscow and fascinating. >> and still no sign of him, no parading, no pride, no nothing. what's happening to bashar al assad? well, next, trump believes kristi noem should carry out his mass deportation plan. but a cnn investigation finds those plans could wreak havoc on america's food supply welcome to times square that's not on my mind what's so embarrassing? >> we are joined by john mayer. >> we are at a cat bar oh my gosh, that's perfect. tv new year's eve live with anderson and andy. live coverage starts at eight on cnn, streaming live on max people love to find me, but me, i love finding the perfect gift. like for my friend wanda, who loves coffee or my neighbor who's become surprisingly flexible, or my dog, woof, who may look little but he eats big thank you. >> we've got gifts that say i get you. etsy has it. >> when i was younger, my calling was to play football. >> but as i grew older, i realized life isn't about how many people you

russia. in the middle east and the, and beyond celia the charlotte side as being a very important, a lot of the and russia and the that will later play a major role of the fact that he is no longer there. as i mean, as we know, russia has a base in the, in the mediterranean, in the syrian coast and, and it has a really important of important interest in the country. so we'll see how that to, and unfolds. also with regards to russian, an interest in, in the middle east. it was middle list analyst esick hoffman talking to me a little earlier on well, around the world, the syrian diaspora is celebrating the full of president bush. i saw a large number of serious have been living as refugees for a decade or more. and while the country's future is on sit and many looking forward to seeing that homeland, to get the cube relation on the streets of damascus, often more than 15 years of civil war. the side families have sent you a little over. sylvia crumbled in a massive days. the happiest day of my life, we've been reborn. this is the day when the believers rejoice with guns, victory. the fall of bush

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voltage between the united states and the wrong could have an impact also on the power of russia in the middle east and the, and beyond. celia is the charlotte side. there's been a very important, a lot of the, and russia and the that we later play a major role of the fact that he is no longer there. as i mean, as we know, russia has a base in the, in the mediterranean, into serial costs and, and it has a really impulsive, important interest in the country. so we see how that it unfolds. also with regards to russian, an interest in the, in the middle east. it was made list analyst, asha kaufman. they're talking to me a little earlier on well, around the world, the syrian diaspora is celebrating the full of president basha ellis. a large number of the syrians have been living as refugees for more than a decade. and while the country's future is uncertain, many looking forward to seeing the homeland again the cube relation on the streets of damascus. often more than 15 years of civil war, the side families have sent you a little over. sylvia crumbled in a matter of days. the happiest day of my life,

importantly for us right now at a strategic perspective, what you see is russia no longer, we hope has a foothold in the middle eastit's unclear to me how much control the rebels have over the coastal regions, which is where the alawite sect that is assad's sect dominates. but that is where russia has a naval base in tardis and an airfield right outside latakia. so we could see the russia lose its foothold in the middle east. and of course, iran, i think is is most severely impacted by this. they will now lose their their air and ground routes through syria that used to supply the hezbollah into lebanon. so very significant for those countries on a major basis and for other countries in the region, jordan, turkey others, they'll now see the return of millions of refugees who have been housed in their countries for years hopefully, for them returning to syria. >> i was texting with retired general this morning who is very concerned about what's going to happen to assad's massive arsenal of chemical weapons, to say nothing of the huge cache of surface to air missiles in syria. how worried are you about those weapons

a, you know, ukraine is still losing ground in the east to russia. it's been struggling to find fresh school for the opinion. polls here are suggesting that a majority of ukrainians now wanted to see like on pre negotiated into the small as quickly as possible. and many people who all seem to feels like us president elect donald trump, might be best place to do that to kind of lean on both russia and ukraine to end up with the conflicts out on some of the acceptable terms. within the same time, i have to say that is also exciting in keys, but the incoming topic ministration could go to a call to reduce the thoughts of critical us some of the 38 to ukraine. that will also somebody's here that you know, trump promises in this conflict very quickly called pressure ukraine into accepting some kind of a bad b, which would leave, you know, chunks of, instead of 3 to russia and without security gavin trees to tell any kind of future aggression for most of uh from las go, but i have to say that if you look at opinion for donald trump for being supposedly qui

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russia, iran. they've been weakened. they are distracted by the conflicts and wars in the middle east. of course, russia's war in ukraine. at the same time, you are hearing pause and hearing concern from lawmakers, from officials in the white house as well, to make sure that there is no escalating of war in that -- or tension in that region, that there's no, most importantly, resurgence of isis. that is a point we have heard this morning from senators lindsey graham, from senator-elect issa slotkin and jake sullivan, the national security adviser, who spoke about this situation last night at the national defense forum. take a listen to what he had to say. >> we really think there are three things we have to be focused on. one, the fighting in syria not lead to the resurgence of isis. we'll take steps ourselves directly and working with the syrian democratic forces, the kurds, to make sure that does not happen. two, our friends in the region, israel, jordan, iraq, others who border syria or who would potentially face spillover effects from syria are secure and we're in touch with them ev

. >> max, this was russia's key ally, wasn't it? in the middle east. this mean for russia absolutely russia's key ally, by far its closest ally. >> its most important ally. and i think for for russia it certainly could mean that they have much will have much less influence in the middle east than they have had before. there were two main assets or big assets that the russians had for a very long time inside syria and still continue to have, and that is an airbase near the city of latakia at a place called khmeimim, from which they supported bashar al-assad's forces. really at the height of the syrian civil war, with bombing campaigns, with air support for for assad's ground forces, so that was a very important, not just hub for russian military jets, but also a transit hub for russia. then to project power into the entire mediterranean region and all the way into western africa as well. so that certainly is an important asset for the russians and then also they have a major port in the city of tartus. and just last week, the russians conducted a huge m

east. the fact that russia has its military assets in syria also makes moscow a key player in the middle east. but now the russians acknowledge that that status is in jeopardy. once a key ally for the russian leader, putin now allowed assad and some of his family members to flee to moscow, a decision folks in moscow told us they support naim qassem. we don't abandon our men, he says. he is our man. it was the right decision. he has nowhere to go. he would have been killed. but even here, syrians living in russia telling me they're happy assad's been ousted. we will be able to live in calm and peace and be able to safely visit our country, he says. we don't have to worry that someone can throw us in prison because they don't like what we said. we're happy that the dictatorship is over. moscow hopes the end of assad's rule will not spell the end of its military engagement in the middle east. while acknowledging it's still too early to predict and you know, anderson, the kremlin was asked today what role, if any, the russians played in actually getting assad out of syria, as, of course, things w

but in any case, this does not improve the situation in the middle east. russia devotee, national security chief, quick, the sizes of a foreign one of the prisons in syria. so doing that, it only intensifies the payoffs. engulfing believes.

east, watch this. >> for years that may back a by saad has been iran, hezbollah and russia. he last week the support collapse all three of them. all three of them are far weaker today than they were when we took office. our approach shifted the power in the middle east. this combination of support for our partners, sanctions and diplomacy and targeted military force but necessary. we now see a new opportunity opening up for the people of syria in the entire region. stuart: morgan ortagus joins us. it seems to be that russia and iran are losing ground in the middle east, that is israel and trump's doing. i don't think but under president biden should be taking the credit, what say you. >> is an impressive level of self-delusion for president biden and jake sullivan to think that they have anything to do with the historic defeat of hamas, hezbollah and now the action that we see of asad he chased out of syria and going to russia. in fact is the administration did not enforce any of the sanctions on the books against iran or syria, what we know even happened in the last few year

what today is attack is certainly a grim reminder that russia is saving east. it has sufficient stock so, but it's going to stick besides the launch this kind of attack and a force this attack and keeps today comes just a day off the roof replaced. and luxury faulty has to be the 1st conferences to be where he again emphasize that the expected nothing short of a complete the range of from ukraine. so i think this is a, we, for the russian president, the whole string to intimidate, to queen. i'd really d model ice. it's population as gives up for the holiday season for christmas. although a symbol some good one. thank you so much for your reporting. that is dwone correspondent sonya fall in the car in care of each and every day. and ukraine. families very loved ones who have been killed on the front lines. but as christmas approaches many are trying to create a fast development spear despite their own losses. dw max sander reports from high keys. no parents that have to bury their child gets here and how it happens every day. this woman have to wait for more tha

is being squeezed all along the vast front line as russian forces advance in the north and the east. russia takes for crossing, it's going to be a serious loss for ukraine. a significant set back for his military, and the psychological blow for its people, for the ukrainian defend as their time is running out. i alex could helpless oh to 0. keith police in brazil who arrested a form of defense minister, accused of pulsing a crew to over to enjoy it both and now is defeats. and the 2022 presidential election berrago net was the former president's running mates and also served as chief of stop. he denies plus seem to keep both in our and office of to his failed re election bid and is yet to be formally charged. so today's arrest in rio de janeiro. it was related to alleged obstruction of that investigation. okay, up to date estimate the baltimore needs and hop. now's time. don't forget our website. i would just do it. don't come. the news continues to announce that off to people on power. make sure you stay with us. that morning you use also a bunch of elements assuming company out the the ch

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is being squeezed all along the vast front line as russian forces advance in the north and the east russia takes for crossing. it's going to be a serious loss for ukraine. a significant set back for his military, and a psychological blow for its people, for the ukrainian defenders, their time is running out. alex could topless oh to 0 cave. a powerful cycle and has hit the french overseas territory of my art flattening, makes shift homes and killing at least 2 people. it broad winds of more than 200 kilometers per hour to the islands which lie between madagascar and mainland africa . the storm damage is being described as the worst and the archipelago for almost a century is also raising concerns about access to food, water and sanitation. frances sending more than 100 emergency personnel to the territory. all right, that's a premium. how much enjoy the news continues here, on algae, or after or twice. thanks for watching the a tom, counting the cost from some germany or in political and economic turmoils. how will last affect the rest of your of the world bank has announced the record $10

withdrawal from afghanistan and we expect questions on the situation in the middle east and russia-ukraine war. he did not appear at a previously scheduled. set for 10:00 a.m. on december 11, check out c-span. org. listening to programs on c-span through c pan and tell your smart speaker and listen to "washington journal." important public affairs events and catch "washington today." and tell your smart speaker. c-span, powered by cable. >> following nato headquarters, secretary general held a press conference on the state of the alliance and global challenges.

russia is advancing in the east of the country. ys, they've seized a number of villages. they're getting closer to that strategic city of pokrovsk, as you heard in jonathan's report there. and russia is advancing pretty fast. last month, they seized an area roughly the size of london. at a huge cost, it must be said, but nonetheless, they are advancing. as well as that, night after night, ukrainian cities are being barraged by missiles, drones, guided bombs. russia has been targeting ukraine's energy infrastructure. it is bitterly cold here, and most of the power grid is damaged or destroyed. yesterday, there were emergency blackouts in kyiv, in dnipro, other ukrainian regions too, so that the ukrainians could try and repair some of that damaged infrastructure. look, the mood here is gloomy, right? ukrainians feel abandoned by the west, frankly. a few days ago, we were in this event in kyiv, a special christmas demonstration where people gathered to commemorate the plight of ukrainians who are held in captivity in russia. there are

is being squeezed all along the false front line as russian forces advance in the north and the east russia takes for crossing. it's going to be a serious loss for ukraine. a significant set back for his military, and the psychological blow for its people, for the ukrainian defenders that time is running out. alex could topless, which is 0. cave. you're up to date, must haves mean default if they've got a website address or a top. com, whether it's next to an inside story off kind of serious need leadership, establish a sound legal system to ensure fair trials. the crimes committed by the aside regime and should we stay with us for that? for now? the the hello is beginning to feel a little like windsor across. i'm not sure of the middle east now. temperature is really on this slide band of cloud or rolling out of becky, i pushing across iraq, iran and using over to was afghanistan. and behind that temperature is pretty taking something of a tumble. 21 celsius here. even though have a look further, multi struggling to get into the mit changed the fact that i know so 4 to 8 i but the next cou

petersburg to vladivostok in russia as far east. there were 16 crew members on board. 14 of them had been evacuated to the spanish parts of carter haines. so all right, well just say with us here on archie international, i'll be back with much more just or half an hour. now in the meantime, as always, do visit our website or to com for the very latest breaking news and updates. bye for now the, [000:00:00;00] the, the, the walk, a town in ivory coast is little known outside the region. but for rivalry under the name conjures up memories of tragic events that plunge the ones prosperous country until 10 miles the luncheon broken lives, the country deep and crisis. the cause of it to friends. anyone with an interest in international affairs may associate walk a with the bombing of french power. explain. i've orient forcible planes, flemming by bella, rushing less noise. the emphasis is specifically on the woods, bella, russian sent messengers, the the african country has been my head in civil war at the bombing, but it was a turning po

the agency says these russian—speaking networks were supporting crime in the uk, middle east, russiasian clients to illegally bypass financial restrictions to invest money in the uk. we will talk to our correspondent about that in a little while. france's government is on the verge of collapse, with the country's parliament expected to remove prime minister michel barnier in a confidence vote, just three months after he took office. the political turmoil follows the decision by mr barnier, to force through an austerity budget without the approval of parliament. the no confidence motion is supported by the majority of mps from across the political divide. if he loses, michel barnier will become the shortest serving prime minister in france's fifth republic. let's speak to sebastian maillard, associate fellow with the europe programme at chatham house. welcome to the programme, do you think it is archable he will lose this vote? it seems inevitable. _ will lose this vote? it seems inevitable. it _ will lose this vote? it seems inevitable. it is _ will lose this vote? it seems inevitabl

is being squeezed all along the vast front line as russian forces advance in the north and the east. russia takes for crossing, it's going to be a serious loss for ukraine. a significant set back for his military, and a psychological blow for its people, for the ukrainian defenders that time is running out. alex could topless, which is 0. cave you, i tell him is network a, b, c, news has settled the defamation lawsuit with president elect donald trump. trump suit abc and it was back in march over comments made on air by one of his present. yours. who said the president elect was found guilty of rape and a case brought by author e j. carol. instead, a jury found that he sexually abused carroll but did not find him liable for rape. abc will pay $15000000.00 to trump's presidential library to settle the case. is growing concerned in speculation over a large number of unexplained drone sightings in the skies above the us state of new jersey. witnesses reported seeing drones starting in november, including the are us military research and manufacturing facility. republican and democratic represe