you must support russia. you must actively support russia, and you shld defend russia. sean: boikov has led groups of australian cossacks to russia where they fired guns and visited a military training facility. [gunshots] sean: in 2018, simeon boikov told a russian media outlet, "we have a unique opportunity to support russia from within an enemy state." he was refring to australia. he said cossacks in australia could "pursue a pro-russian position, lobby politicians and members of parliament, oppose anyone who lies about russia, attacks russia, or imposes sanctions. basically, they can wage an information war." sean: why do you regard australia as an enemy state? simeon: no, australia, in this context, a state which is placing sanctions against russia and behaving in an anti-russian manner, you know, in that way could be perceived that the activities are not the activities of an ally. the main thing to know is we're not against australia at all. we love australia. we will defend australia, and we'll try to defend it, and we wanna facilitate the rehabilitation of austr

from russia regarding time. secondly, russia wants to sell more oil and gas to china. it's crucially important for russia regarding the fact that it is under the heavy sanctions imposed by the western western countries. and it wants to a to find out more resources for revenues to protect his economy from a collapse this by china being the number one client for the russian energy. it also wants to have more alternatives. so did the chinese leader, she gp was in kazakhstan, right? ahead of the a did the chunk guy corporation or organization summit in as becky stant to seek for increasing add increasing the that the gas import from kaiser kristen and export say that the reason for that. one of the reasons for that is that china doesn't want it relations with russia to come at the expense of at the cost of its relations with the west rest. who said that for inside story now is russell mentioned. china has avoided openly supporting russia's invasion of ukraine, but in the past week, beijing's 3rd highest ranking lead

because if russia loses in ukraine, russia, china actually gets a, we can draw, so which is much their benefit. and it should they win in ukraine, which doesn't look likely these days that, you know, they, they've been kind of at least rhetorically supporting them. and they've been spreading their propaganda message in the global so. so i think that it's very difficult for many analysts to accept here in europe that russia and china are so closely having a strategic convergence. and i think that this makes them extremely uncomfortable because this is also true in central asia, as we saw with she didn't things cummins yesterday and cousin son stating what was mentioned in the run up to the program about how that china will not allow russia. he didn't use wordpress of any impeachment because it's done sovereignty. and i think this is a key message because since bathing has signed it with russia in regard to ukraine, he has alienated to a certain level, central asian states, which were part of the soviet union who are watching what happens and you can't. and they are terrified that point

her point, we are changing russia's role in the economy. russia provides commodity. they are critical for allowing people around the world to survive. so we had that happen russia is not involved in high-tech, high-value sectors of the economy such as research, i.t., and finance. that is a real change from the way russia thought of itself a few years ago. fourth, we are mitigating the effect of the war. if i may just say this here because i know it's important to some members of the committee when russia invaded ukraine, ukraine's grain exports stopped aired before the war 25% of the poorest countries in the world depended on ukraine and russia for their food. for two months, tens of millions of people had no access to the food they normally would buy. over the last few months, with help from the eu and the u.n. we managed to get more than 10 million tons of ukrainian grain to market. we have also made clear that russian green can flow and it is moving at about prewar levels. that feeds hundreds of millions of people. in conclusion i will say sanctions are just one t

part of russia itself. it's also people who live in russia. see hundreds of thousands of russians want to be in a more stable relationship but the rest have left. from scene and off the lights of politicians and she got all the plane to come here. people in 1990s there people here, people all over europe were also thinking to themselves about how russia would have this relationship. the key position figures the been looking at very closely. use of salih sitting on the colony recently in the most bizarre punishments inflicted against him. the prisoners being told to not even look at him. discovers how dangerous he is to putin's power. the grip vladimir putin has on the system is also faltering. there's a whole succession of geriatrics directed this area said recent security unfortunate and healthy at the moment. was someone who no longer looks infallible. these are all the issues were talking about. the glass panel talk about the various constraints on the military energy and otherwise. others start to question what he is got out of this war. n

so is russia increasing its corporation with china? and i know that traditionally, india has looked at that with a certain degree of video. once you have a major void and a spirit of in the chinese, you also have security apprehensions about the growth of china. have you seen any change in the russian chinese dynamic over the last half a year, and do you think anything substantial has changed their see one has to take of any realistic view of geo politics. you shared common borders with russia? they are your immediate neighbors. we're still at a certain distance and chinese over the deep pockets, and i'm in post 2014. they were able to invest in your energy sector than many other places. so it is russia's right to create that complementarity and interdependence. so russia, india does not dictate to other countries how, what kind of relations it should have with its own neighborhoods. so we have no such qualms, the odd relations with the russia on its own mad it, and it would continue to beat. and we are all sure with that show would no

it is you're buying garzon oil from russia is financing to warren russia. some of that criticism. rabbi goldsmith has come from inside israel itself, the former prime minister, air hood alma for instance, he didn't think much of the government's reaction in february. there are times he said, when you have to decide who you are, what you stand for, you can't fool around. you can't fool yourself. if israel were like america trying to rally its allies, would we like our best friend saying? well, there are pros and cons and we've got other things to think about. he's not saying do the easy thing. he's saying do the right thing. you have no sympathy with him when his views okay. the some ways they're to europe or is just trying to do the right thing, but it obviously it is impossible to leave elderly people or children in unheeded homes and middle of december and january the same way. israel cannot leave millions of people prone to attacks from rockets for his bela and from the iranian sponsor to guerrillas in lebanon and syria. so each country wants to join, wa

russia has to stop this war. russia can also choose to end it. iq. >> i think the representative of norway. i now give the floor to the representative of the russian federation. >> mister president,, mister president. we've taken note of the information provided by rosemary decarlo. and we also heard the latest inventions from the propaganda advisor minister of defense of ukraine alexander dreck. today's meeting which is convened upon the request of the united states and albania has every chance of becoming a new war zone and the disinformation campaign unleashed against our country. the west's tactic which is the west is waging a hybrid more in ukraine down to the last ukrainian against russia is well-placed. to do anything possible to be the russianmilitary operation the special operation we are conducting. the dirty methods of russian western propaganda are familiar to us . you recall the evidence of staging and provocations and merry opal that are refuted increasingly by new evidence which in the last doing everything they can to try to keep

russia float. as it did last week russia is enjoying windfall energy product and russia has made $160 billion in energy profits alone as the war began. the administration is consistently extending license regarding nearly all energy related transactions with major russian banks giving them relief of sections and it's no wonder why russian energy revenues are up stabilized. the administration pressure canada to waive sanctions on russia and forcing it to provide repair still not permanent and russia propaganda is calling for completed so russia can help europe solve energy crisis this winter. laughable the truth is the prunited states was the largest producer of oil and gas three years ago at the end of this last administration and start of the new administration, most americans don't realize at that moment we were the largest producer of crude oil in the world surpassing all others doing so. american companies and american workers and american resources have the capability to solve domestic energy

russia has always got away with it. that is why russia has to be stopped. russia will not be brought to justice, otherwise these atrocities will continue and hundreds of thousands of military civilians will continue to suffer, as russia will continue to do whatever it wants and invade countries whenever it wants. if russia is not stopped, how do you know russia will not come to your country to liberated first. that is why we call on the council to create effective mechanisms monitoring russia's compliance with the laws of international war. namely, termination of the legal determination of ukrainian citizens who have not passed filtration. physical violence, threats, humiliation. provisional and comprehensive information on filtration and send a state of help to the detained person today's topic is in fact one of them. since the beginning of the aggression, strong concerns have been raised, included by some of us and for good reason, on the alleged interrogations, deportations by russian forces. this runs against the international humanitarian law. these co

, and we had to zoom out of it and look at the bigger picture. russia, china prefers have russia in the tent that outside the tent because we saw what happened in 2014, with the war in crimea. that's, that was kind of china's strategy for the belgian road initiative. and so they realize that if they didn't include russia, that they would hamper their efforts for the big west for central asian strategy. so i think clearly shipping understand he has to work to put in, well, i would love to be a plan. the wallet that beginning and know what the us, because putin has a very big ego in this is probably the worst optics for him, the timing of this a c o meeting. so he really comes to a very week after the ukranian advanced 10 days ago. so i think that she didn't ping, it might try to encourage him. she could, you know, play the big peacemaker if he wants. but i, it's also dangerous relationship. i, you know, they are share a huge border. russia has nuclear weapons. she jumping and put in are both kind of unpredictable leaders of mine. so i think he has very, very cautious and almost massage b

others were based inside russia itself. it's also people within russia. we see hundreds of thousands of russians clearly want to be in a more stable relationship. they have left in many of them are in a western many inside turkey, have fled, probably seen an awful lot of quite prominent russian think takers and politicians got on the planes to come here. many of the people who were instrumental in yeltsin steen back in the 1990s have been resident in turkey now. there are people here. there are people all over in europe who also think to themselves about how does russia restore this relationship. alexei navalny, who is obviously sitting in a penal colony recently in the most bizarre of the recent punishments and fixes against him, his fellow prisoners told not to even look at them because -- [inaudible] just how dangerous somebody like alexei navalny is to putin and power. the grip of vladimir putin has on the system is also -- and in the past in the soviet period we whole succession of geriatric secretary general's who passed on the stage. putin, bill bu

but we are with russia. russia is with us. wondering with anyone who doesn't want or is unable to visit a polling station will be visited by an election worker who will go to their homes to collect their ballads. it's difficult for residents in russian control territories to avoid voting for some ukrainians. it became the perfect time to lead these territories once and for all. voters room is not the problem as upon the. the referendum is a violation of international law, but it is a legal movable and we hear that people in the occupied areas are forced to vote at gunpoint. some of them either from was readable. so what keith calls coons referendum, a propagandist. and while the west is citing international law to call it illegal, how much support does russia really have in the occupied territories? and that's a question i like to pass on to roman in bond at the referenda is obviously a sham. we have established that many times, but other people in the numbers are indeed pro russian. if these referendums were real, how much su

russia. okay. this is what it's gotten down to. and russia has to react in kind, okay, nato is making, allowing this campaign to continue. and we haven't seen the destruction of command and control centers and ukraine. that needs to be on the agenda here. essentially, this slow walking is hasn't worked okay. it's not going to work and it's a, it gets on to a point where, who's going to be exhausted by this here is very frustrating, knowing that rushes committed 10 percent of its military to this campaign at rail. oh, i agree with my criticism. i agree with you piece about also does this limit to so called limited operation was deemed to fail from the very beginning. if we all to believe that the united states of the clock collective west was intending to allow russia to, to, to continue with a limited operation in ukraine. we must be logical. i mean, obviously the on the go good will of the russian president and he's, you know, adherence to the international law. it was deemed or perceived in

it's john, russia will not betray them. why my food, he has talked a lot today and he's speech about the west, and it's a desire to rule the world. and he read to rated once again that russia will never leave according to someone else's rules. let's take a listen up and go to the west is ready to step over everything to preserve the neo colonial system that allows it to parasite eyes upon to the world with the help of the power of the dollar and technological dictate, listed to collect a real tribute from humanity, countries have surrendered their sovereignty in favor of the united states, as a worker responded and who has been covering the great in conflict 60013. i can tell you that caleb will hold the don mas and i witness that had been waiting for the moment that we are witnessing today for at least 8 long years. no surprise celebration are unfolding now in all of these 4 regions. and here on the red square in the heart of moscow as well, the united nations security council is holding a few urgent meanings today and bac

mr popov... ..the 147 million people in russia. we have different people in russia. and i think that he should be punished by his father for these words, that bad words. it's very interesting you say that. do you think there are many sons of well—connected, let's call them elite people in moscow, st petersburg and elsewhere who are avoiding this mobilisation? no. i know many officials and their relatives who is going to be as soldiers by volunteer and they going to military stations and they are asking military officers tojoin army right now. i know many cases of the situation from kamchatka where some members of parliament are going to the war. i know many cases in state duma when members of parliament are going into the war. are you going to go to the war, mr popov? i am officer of reserve. i have military specification and military speciality. yes. ijust called to my military officer and i told him that i am ready to go to the war any time. i'm... i told him that i'm ready to... ..get an order from my country, from my state, and if i can help, i will help, where

russia about the talks. if they were ready for them but they talk but announced military mobilization, they talked about talks but denounced -- announced referendums on of the occupied territories of ukraine. what is true is that the military mobilization in russia is true. sham referendums are also true. russia also wants war, it's true but russia will not stop the course of history. mankind and the world are more stronger than one terrorist state. russia will be forced to end this war, the war it started. i rule out that the settlement can happen on a different bases then the ukrainian peace formula. until then, the russian terror, will agree to sit at one table with them. if that is followed by an act of terrorism, it will only prove that weakness. russia's weakness. its inability to prevail over us , to prevail over the world. it will only prove that five items of the ukrainian peace formula must be met as soon as possible. we are ready for peace but true, honest and fair peace. that is why the world is

she's called the so called referendums, clowning by russia. earlier i asked her to explain what she meant. i mean that this is a fake staged referenda, which has no legitimacy and all the people who are participating in organizing these are make it so this is a fake in today we have seen the ration from burgundy, one of the, those who actively participate in all the war activities in the beginning of the invasion, samantha, he wanted in the referendum, but is the citizen of russia? and he put these to the door himself on his social media channel. and the woman who was going door from door for this post or was she said that the people with passports of russia and also the, the members of the russian military can ward of course, this is all fake and stage and the results are already known as it has been declared before they even started the referendum. now, what are you hearing from the regions where voting is happening? well, they do. what is russian propaganda trying people to believe? and what is actually happening is 2 different scenes. what

well, if russia recognize as russia from the russia legal standpoint is russia. and so he will devote more troops to defend its territory. there was a course of partial mobilization, and also it will defend these territories at all costs. that is, this is considered to be intrinsic, part of the russian federation. and as we are in the world, the russian nuclear doctrine allows for the use of nuclear weapons. in 2 instances, one is attacked by nuclear weapons, but also if the existence of the state is threatened, no one can argue that the excess russia was threatened by merely having made or in your grain, obviously from having from putting its own territory on the low. this increases the likelihood on or d, m reasoning for using nuclear weapons. food will be used now, don't get me wrong. i don't think russia would want to go in this direction, but it's obviously, it's obviously a huge well, this is part of the escalation. it says are raising the bar and as a students point out that the interesting part is how will the west react? because we have to keep in mind a

well, if ross has recognized as russia from the russia legal standpoint, is russia. and so you will, there was more troops to defend this territory. there was a course, a partial mobilization, and also it will defend these territories at all costs. that is, this is considered to be intrinsic part of the russian federation. and as when the worst lot of the russian nuclear doctrine allows for the use of nuclear weapons. in 2 instances, one is attacked by nuclear weapons, but also if the existence of the state is threatened, no one can argue that the 6 excess russia was threatened by merely having made in ukraine. but obviously from having some putting its own territory on the low. this increases the likelihood on or d, m reasoning for using nuclear weapons. food will be used. now, don't get me wrong. i don't think russia would want to go in this direction, but it's obviously, it's obviously a huge well, this is part of the escalation. it's, it's now racing the barks and as you just point out, that the interesting, honest, how will the west react? because we have to kee

on russia's part. so they're ignoring a lot of what's going on in the war for the most part, because they've got other matters, other fish to fry in europe. so we'll go over british naval strategy very quickly. it's a pretty short step from the boston port act in the intolerable acts to say that we're going to embargo all trade with the colonies. europeans are fine with this neutral states. they look, we all have a right to govern. trade with our colonies, and we're going to do just that. and you have a right to do just that. and we're not going to contest it. besides, the embargo creates wonderful smuggling opportunities. prices rise, and you can make some money. now, the navy cannot conduct the royal navy cannot conduct a close blockade of every port. it's not big enough. the difficulties and challenges of conducting close blockade of ports in the ages of sail near impossible. basically you've got to sit outside the port, be able to intercept ships coming in. you can't do that against the east coast

it's to destroy russia, to tear russia to pieces and to seal the resources. you cannot bargain with someone who plans what a she can't bargain with a wolf. they plan to swallow you whole. so, but the issue, i think, is the battlefield right now. the weakness of nato, the weakness of you is political and economic. so it rushes right now, their strength is to say, well, you've got people in the streets everywhere, they're not happy you've. you just had a economic turn of events in italy. i mean political in sweden. so realistically, the, the, the right now, one of the things that i think that's happening with the u. s. as in power is coalition. you notice, i don't say nato, because nato is nothing but an umbrella organization for the u. s. to, to, to control europe's foreign policy. but right now their concern is that things are falling apart. and if they're colo coalition is going to fall apart with the anger of the citizens. so i, you know, a lot of people think the battlefield. i don't think that's where this things decided. i think when the people of the eu

and now russia has to go all the way. so fighting this, with one hand tied on their back with only 200000 troops stuff. now argument is now they should do what they should have done the beginning, which is to declare full war and all this. and the last day i just got back from the section for a bug. and i spoke to plenty of russians there as well. and this was the main sentiment that the why, why, why have some more why under bridges standing? why, why, why taking so much record for the civil infrastructure this, this was a luxury, it's february, but it's not a luxury once made us pumping and all this weapons on there. there's a lot of resentment towards the kremlin being 2 restraints and they're, they're going to response again. this is sending the wrong signals, especially to the american so they can keep doing every, every weapons. because ross, i want to retaliate in time. so, but george, viewers here are view the gather the to george, and i do, george you, you're looking pretty much vindicated, right? over the last 6

scott, russia's got both. i, i think it's time we got to take a step back for a 2nd and understand that this is, this is a war and war is an extension of politics by other means, which means that by sincerely focusing on the battlefield, we're missing the bigger picture. so i'm going to point out to 2 allies are going to come and get that that are coming to russia site 1st one is general mud. the mud season is coming as it is, my colleague mentioned and with this comes an operational reality. so i don't see russia undertaking a significant counter counter offensive, and in the short period of time, that's too risky of it. the best thing russia can do right now is to retake that on bass and they're going to do that. and i think that's what we're going to see for the rest of this military camp. any season in comes general winter. this is where it gets interest, because in a winter isn't about freezing the ground tanks moving in a winter is about russia breaking the will of the west. we support ukraine. this is w

here to russia must defend itself. he says, i, according to put him and you're in, what impact do you think this will have on support in russia for the war and mobilization is extremely unpopular and it would change the mood in the country completely. i think it would mean that the war would become a reality for many russian families, whether they wanted to or not. and i think the upcoming referenda will be very unpopular too, because they would certainly give president putin's reform, all right. and may be a kind of the moral justification to further steps, like renaming the special military operation to a full scale to watch and ultimately to hit those ukrainian targets that moscow did to dare to hit so find forth. also even to threaten with nuclear weapons, less abstractly what we have heard of him from him today. do you think the idea both the idea and the reality of mobilization will affect and russian soldiers morale on the battlefield? well apparently is russians have a huge problem with the vin number of soldie

, so inside russia. now, the elite, the political lead, and the propaganda, the t v shows they are telling the story that actually russia, if fighting the collective west that wants to destroy russia, you know, i think they shouldn't be ashamed of that. this is a war for aggression. russia marched into an independent sovereign state, which is the ukraine without any, any reason to do so apart from taken in that country because of, you know, like aggressive intentions. so i think it's only fair then to come to the 8 of that country. that is defending itself, but you advocate that we go even further? well, i think we should be very firm in our mission. and our mission is that we are defending a democracy that was egress by and a peer of power. so now do you know back off and say all the russians are portraying, does the battle of, you know, like the west against us? well, the truth is, you know, that you're helping a country that it was egress by russia. that's exactly one nation that started this war and

is it now part of russia? is there going to be any negotiations over it, but certainly as, as it's on paper right now, as people understand it and we still have to hear what president vladimir putin will say about it. you cray may have lost through this, at least temporarily back nuclear bronze. at the moment, all 6 reactors have been shut off, but it is a very important a infrastructure for this country. and for certainly this part of the country all the way to a hockey, these are all things that i think people would listen to carefully. and i think also people, he ends up a reader are particularly worried because of that increase of air strikes. that usually happen overnight and early morning. and whether there is to re toria ambition to try to push all the way to where i'm standing. so certainly a lot of apprehension. sounds like it. ok, thank you so much. has been made as reporting for us from is up reach once again, that is a live picture from moscow, where we expect the russian president vladimir putin a

turns away from russia for its fuel supplies. so what caused these explosions on if this was sabotaged? what are the saboteurs hope to gain? i'm fil gail in berlin and this is the day.

and that by bringing these churches in to the fold of russia, they can only say that, you know, russia is growing. russia is pushing its borders forward and keeping as they would see it. nato, further away from, from, from rush school territory and from russ capital melonick, the war in ukraine does re, john what the latest from the battlefield will that same story thing as glen putin is set to have this big event in moscow signing these treaties that would bring these regions under russian control and we are expecting a big speech for him from him later on. on the same day, we're getting increasing reports of what looks to be a very significant russian to fit in the offing. the, the city of lemon that is in the north western part of dumbass not far from seaford, annette, the city that russia took at huge cost to lives and military equipment in the summer. and the sense that ukraine's really on a role. and it's using that momentum that it has had since taking lots of the hot give region the last few weeks to push russia back. russia not able to bring in those newly mobilized people at

russia is, and it is incumbent on russia to show now, with its actions, that it respects the u.n. charter by respecting ukraine sovereignty and territorial integrity. thank you, mr. president. >> i think the representative of the united states for his statement. i now give the floor to the representative of the united kingdom. >> thank you, president, secretary general, thank you, director general grossi. i would like to commend iaea director general grossi and his staff or their visit to zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant challenging circumstances. we welcome the iaea's ongoing presence there. i also offer my thanks to ukraine for helping to facilitate this visit. the iaea has assessed that the physical integrity of the zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant has been violated several times. but with the publication of today's report, the iaea has confirmed the presence of russian military personnel, vehicles and equipment in the plant. we understand that in some cases, russian military equipment has been as close as 60 meters from the nuclear reactors. the report also confirms the immens

it's now essentially a civil war for russia against nature, and then russia cannot afford to lose because of it loses this than it is finished . as a great powers and any kind of an actor on the will social level, russia really has no choice and therefore, you know, whatever the extent of the casualties and the hardships that will come about it, start escalating destroying infrastructure targeting here, you know, targeting, you know, any, any way, and now they're in your brain. it doesn't matter that much because nate is coming for you anyway. like you already go with a solution that is already have. so you don't have any choice now in the math. it has to go all in. now because this, this way of doing things, it just is not working because it would be more and more of the counter offenses by your brain than out, you know, very confident of themselves. nato is obviously a joy about what it pulled up. so there's a lot more of this and got a call to be seen to be essentially train the people who put their trust, you know, and then another one another angle of this year over the last 10 days

i would say a lot of people left russia in demands before after russia invaded ukrainian february. we also see some, some joy by those who support this war, but i would say this is rather minority. so there, there is a big, silent majority in russia, which is still trying to digest what has happened. is there a sense that this is just the 1st step that a broader mobilization and draft good thing follow? well, it could follow. it is a completely new situation, not what nobody knows what will happen next, because russia hasn't seen such a more since the 2nd world war. so of garnished on war was smaller. the church and more in the ninety's was smaller on a smaller scale. so it is a completely new dimension and m if m broucher sees that it is not enough, then there are, there could be more more waves of mobilization because of the goals that holding on says himself, i'm not for healed and he's definitely. and i wouldn't say desperate but very frustrated. so what's the timeline of this partial mobilization when and how is all of this supposed to happen? well, we only know that it starte

before the mobilization from russia perspective, mostly such russia person i worked finding in ukraine who chose to do so. professional soldiers contracted soldiers, mercenaries, and voluntarily based, voluntarily mobilized editorial units. however, now or from, i want to mobilize asian large segment of the russian society get directly affected, basically by force, by question. so from one part of the patient in the war for the every direction, the lumber, anything but something we just stayed, pushes him to do so. this is a major change for the rational society. yeah. and then brings the war a lot closer to home for the russian population, doesn't it? this is not going down. well, we've seen protests already today. people scrambling to leave the country. why would put in brisk this kind of backlash more through the rush leadership, calculate the best, the die down quite quickly or if not, they could be depressed. and any base we are talking about the come to 140000000. a few thousands are protesting in a few cities and hundreds of these few protesters are getting a respite. so probabl

if russia does not stop, russia will not come to liberate. that is why we call on the consult to create effective mechanisms monitoring russia's compliance with the laws of international war. the illegal decision on craney and citizens -- to filtration. physical violence, threats and humiliation. completing comprehensive -- on location -- an official representatives of the state of ukraine. also legal protection in the event of legal disclosure. including the exit for international -- and when such is established. the establishment of mechanisms necessary to bring russian criminals to justice. thank you. >> i now give the floor to the members of the security council, beginning with albania. >> thank you, mr. president. i think the secretary-general as well and miss drake for their very interesting induced also troubling testimony. >> concern has been raised, including by some of us, and for good reason. intentions by the russians and forces, actions that run against the national humanitarian law. carefully and by international institutions, h

russia has chosen to ignore it. the very principle and belief upon which they view one was founded was that the only way to prevent war was through universal norms and laws accepted by all. we have all managed to strengthen and expand the reach of international law and multi-lateral cooperation and we agree nobody can stand above the law. we hoped the world would never again go back to the distant past, but brushes flickering attempt to conquer -- russia's blatant attempt to conquer ukraine. there is much more in what is happening in ukraine today that is reminiscent of those dark days. reports from the ground, footage the whole world has seen has revealed the truth of russia's actions. innocent men, women and children in ukraine, as well as tens of thousands of russian soldiers, have paid with their lives for vladimir putin's war of choice. millions around the world are going hungry because of vladimir putin's war of choice. we condemn russia's confrontation by announcing a partial mobilization in russia by support

will russia do that? >> i thank the representative of albania and give the floor to the representative of the united states. >> thank you mr. president and thank you secretary for your briefing. thank you for offering a stark, incredible view on the situation from the civil society's perspective. colleagues, i want you to imagine for a moment you are a parent in mariupol. you and your partner are young and healthy, you have a 10-year-old son and a two-year-old daughter, you are happy. you are not particularly to -- particularly political but you love your life in ukraine and suddenly russia invades. russian forces bomb your schools and hospitals. they destroy your peaceful city. still, you have done the best to keep your family safe. you have huddled in shelters, have tried to survive. one day, you and your family are trying to scrounge up some food by russian forces. you are escorted against your will to undergo filtration. you're terrified about what happens next. because your grandmother told you stori

russia has been forced to imposed a coating in capital controls, the imf expects russia's economy will contract for at least the next two years. sharp reversal from its 4.7% growth in 2021. the russians dark markets that 35% below pre war levels. russia's unsustainably burning through its rainy day funds, moving towards fiscal deficit by years end. simply put, russia's economic picture is bleak and deteriorating. significantly, these economic constraints are translating into real battlefield difficulties of her russia. struggling to import industrial goods and technology, russia has been forced to turn to outdated equipment and approach global prices like north korea and iran to source material. because russia is a sizeable economy, and globally important energy producer, and posing financial cost while mitigating the response -- has required extraordinary planning, coordination, economic analysis, diplomacy, and created policymaking. we have been keenly focused on russia's large volume oil experts and windfall earnings in a high energy price environment. at this point, this represents

s. sanctions against russia. as you just heard, the, you know, and general secretary reflected on the concern regarding global, fertilize their exports and their impact on the local food supply. there are very serious concerns being raised now. we heard from a number of african country members of the african union that addressed the general assembly today when they spoke guy on tuesday. and one thing that we did hear repeatedly was concerned about the need for development from a number of leading western financial institutions and, and prominent voices in the way we're hearing about the call for d grow than the name of climate change. but it seems that a number of african countries are determined to see their people rise up out of poverty, and they welcome investment from russia and china. here's what we heard from the leader of the democratic republic of congo. should we do nearly shawn on the economic fronts? what needs to be done is to help economies recover the economies of countries that have been weakened b

show people in favor of joining russia. and the great exit is from russia gathers momentum, tens of thousands more man leave to avoid being called up to 5 to a new crank ah, on pablo foliage, welcome to the program, germany, denmark, and sweden, se saboteurs. it caused gas leaks in the nord stream pipelines connecting russia to the e. u. scientists to recorded explosions in the baltic sea before detecting 3 symbol tiniest leaks the pipeline operator. it says the damage is unprecedented. european commission president to ursula funder lion says she also thinks that sabotage is to blame and says any attacks on europe's energy infrastructure it will be met with the strongest possible response gas bubbles shining the baltic sea. this video from denmark's military shows thousands of cubic meters of fuel flowing from a pipeline, at least 70 meters below sea level. the, on the see pipelines north stream 1 am to link russia and germany, the 3 red dots mock, the places where leaks were detected. even though the pipelines are not curr

as russia distances. and so from there was to put it mildly, but if we actually look at the practicalities of their rational engine partnerships, i think it's by far the most progressive in terms of 2nd circumventing western restrictions. because there's already an increased trade in oil. and coal is mentioned, there are some very no mechanisms of circumventing insurance pressure. the 2 countries are also talking about not just talking to have already created the mechanism in paying a national currency. so in terms of the practicalities of corporation rush in just sort of had them, let's say russia and china be honest with you. yeah, i mean, also the member that, you know, when it came to sort of military and defense, for example, the indian government went on out there to ensure that there would be, you know, the requisite waivers would be, would be procured when it came to say the s 400, for example, the gas weaver was something that was very, very, very much talked about in the foreign policy sell kit

it's to destroy russia, to tear russia to pieces and to steal the resources. you cannot bargain with someone who plans. that's what a she can't bargain with a wolf, they plan to swallow you whole. so, but the issue, i think, is the battlefield right now. the weakness of nato, the weakness of each is political and economic, so it rushes right now. their strength is to say, well, you've got people in the streets everywhere, they're not happy. you've. you just had a economic turn of events in italy. i mean political in sweden. so realistically, the, the, the right now, one of the things that i think that's happening with the u. s. as in power is coalition. you notice, i don't say nato, because nato is nothing but an umbrella organization for the us to do, to control europe's foreign policy. but right now their concern is that things are falling apart and if they're colo coalition is going to fall apart with the anger of the citizens. so i, you know, a lot of people think is the battle field. i don't think that's where this things decided. i think when the people

and eventually of russia. just watch it now. so they have to 70 melissa shoes in the latest pitches from moscow. rock and i was hundreds of people have taken to the streets and several russian cities on wednesday answering a call to protest against the partial mobilization announced by president vladimir putin. now some of the biggest rallies were here at moscow, as just as mark on the foreign ministry that looks like a start a yard about right. there is one of the main pedestrian thoroughfares in the center of moscow. a very place, very noisy, with loud music too. but the demonstrations have taken place as we understand across the country. and perhaps, as we understand 66 arrests were made, nation why? we did discuss all of this with a political analyst, andrew, a critical who also showed his take on the reasons behind russia's announcement today. that of the announcement of a partial net, a tree mobilization, an outcome of the harko contra, finances indisputable. so this mobile station, 1st and foremost, is