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[00:00:00] to new protracted
[00:00:05] of of war. When exactly did the post-ward take faitful
[00:00:06] turn?
[00:00:20] 12 people are killed and over 300 wounded in
[00:00:23] attack on the main international airport in Riyadh, according
[00:00:27] to Saudi
[00:00:28] of authorities, and that's ask the... Yemeni
[00:00:33] of of hodhi movement confirms to RT that he carried out the
[00:00:34] of
[00:00:35] of strike, these attacks are yemeny
[00:00:38] a attacks. We do not do this out of revenge or to take vengeance, but rather to force the
[00:00:42] Saudi leadership to accept a comprehensive and permanent peace by agreeing to
[00:00:46] end the war. I think it's time for Ukraine to get new president, but he could have settle
[00:00:50] it many times and he chose not to. Donald Trump leaves
[00:00:54] it out
[00:00:54] of here to Kieve as Washington agrees to lift sanctions and imports
[00:00:58] of Russian diesel. And this is decision deemed week
[00:01:02] by Vladimir Zelensky and one that prompted the Ukrainian
[00:01:06] of delegation to immediately leave the
[00:01:08] US. Donald Trump
[00:01:11] insists that the US will not attack Iran at least
[00:01:15] before the American
[00:01:17] in elections next month. As
[00:01:18] in Tehran reveals, Washington's military has suffered far greater losses
[00:01:22] than it
[00:01:22] admits.
[00:01:32] of and the news goes on right here on RT international, reaching you from the
[00:01:36] Russia's capital, I am Michael, let's begin right
[00:01:40] now
[00:01:40] of from Saudi Arabia where 12 people were killed and more than
[00:01:44] 300 wounded in attack on the main international airport in
[00:01:48] Riyadh. A spokesperson for the Yemeni hofi
[00:01:51] movement confirmed to RT that he was behind the
[00:01:55] strike. Now it was the second such attack on the
[00:01:59] area
[00:01:59] in uh many days now on verified footage circulating
[00:02:03] online appears to show smoke rising near the airport,
[00:02:07] other site has been evacuated and all flights suspended.
[00:02:11] riad bay correspondent mohammed al rasheid reported
[00:02:15] that
[00:02:15] of the attack inflicted
[00:02:17] in substantial damage to multiple terminals which handle domestic
[00:02:21] and international
[00:02:22] flights.
[00:02:25] indeed, this statement was issued by the saudi general authority of civil.
[00:02:30] approximately six
[00:02:32] of hours after the initial announcement made earlier today. It provided details on
[00:02:36] the number of casualties, confirming 12 dead and 309
[00:02:39] wounded, including several in critical condition, currently receiving
[00:02:43] treatment at hospitals in Riyadh. Among the dead were four Saudi
[00:02:47] nationals, two Bangladeshis, one American citizen, one
[00:02:51] Egyptian, one Jordanian, one Syrian, and one
[00:02:58] remain suspended for the time being. as a precautionary measure to
[00:03:01] of ensure in the safety of facilities and the continuation of operational
[00:03:05] processes. the recent statement also confirms that efforts are
[00:03:08] underway to assess the extent
[00:03:10] of the material damages in coordination with authorities. today's toll
[00:03:14] may represent the
[00:03:15] me highest recorded from either huti or Iranian attacks during assaults on the
[00:03:19] kingdom of Saudi Arabia. I must also mention the attempt to maintain
[00:03:23] of operations at King Fodd International Airport in Damasham, which is
[00:03:26] situated outside the
[00:03:27] of city. We are currently managing.
[00:03:29] Furthermore,
[00:03:39] we have received information concerning the extent
[00:03:41] of the damage to that airport. According to our sources, the areas
[00:03:45] impacted were terminal 3 3 and is terminal
[00:03:48] designated 4. for
[00:03:49] Terminal domestic flights between cities and Saudi
[00:03:51] Arabia,
[00:03:54] of while Terminal 4 accommodates certain international
[00:03:56] carriers. spokes
[00:04:00] person told RT that the group's actions were a direct response to
[00:04:04] aggression by the saudis against civilian areas in
[00:04:07] Yemen. Yes, these
[00:04:11] attacks are Yemeny attacks after 12 years of Saudi aggression, destroying
[00:04:15] Yemen infrastructure, whether airports, ports, even wedding and
[00:04:19] funeral halls as well as schools, hospitals and markets. It targeted
[00:04:23] everything in Yemen and targeted and destroyed all infrastructure, and today it
[00:04:27] acknowledges that airports are civilian facilities that... must not be
[00:04:30] targeted under international law, but we say that we deal with Saudi
[00:04:34] Arabia in kind, and our military operations deep inside the Saudi
[00:04:38] Entity, will continue and will not end
[00:04:40] of except by destroying all Saudi infrastructure belonging to the government, whether
[00:04:44] military facilities, airports, or even ports and any vital facilities belonging
[00:04:48] to the Saudi regime. We do not do this out of revenge or to take
[00:04:51] vengeance, but rather to force the Saudi leadership to accept a comprehensive and
[00:04:55] permanent peace by agreeing to end the war and end the siege by both
[00:04:58] sides. The Saudi. leadership can agree to achieve peace, and these are
[00:05:02] Yemen's demands. Now, this comes amid a
[00:05:06] rapid escalation
[00:05:07] of the conflict in Yemen. Now, the Hutis have released footage
[00:05:11] that he says shows. dozens of fighters from the Saudi backed
[00:05:15] presidential council surrendering to advanced to the
[00:05:19] forces. At the video comes as Saudi Arabia and its
[00:05:22] regional partners plan to step up their military coordination on
[00:05:26] Monday, raising concerns that the conflict could
[00:05:30] expand further and draw more countries in. The attack
[00:05:34] comes
[00:05:34] as Saudi led forces in Yemen say that they have destroyed
[00:05:38] three rocket launch platforms that are used by H
[00:05:42] militants to quote threaten regional security, and in fact
[00:05:46] the group itself confirmed the saudi air force carried
[00:05:50] out 59 air strikes and missile attacks in
[00:05:54] just 24 hours, causing multiple casualties.
[00:05:58] now professor of political science and mass communication at Qatar
[00:06:02] University, Dr. Ali al Hail believes that the
[00:06:05] main beneficiary the escalation in the region is
[00:06:09] Israel. This is a part of the
[00:06:12] vicious circled war between
[00:06:16] thehis and Saudi Arabia on one
[00:06:19] hand and between the hies and what's called the
[00:06:23] legitimate government at the
[00:06:26] temporary capital city in Eden
[00:06:29] at southern Yemen,
[00:06:33] well could be, well from the very
[00:06:37] first glance we can say probably
[00:06:40] it is the hoothies, but Also we should
[00:06:44] not doubt other sources,
[00:06:47] Israel probably takes advantage of this chaos
[00:06:51] and Israel has an interest
[00:06:54] in making Saudi Arabia
[00:06:58] bleeding and weakening Saudi Arabia
[00:07:02] in order to force Saudi Arabia into
[00:07:06] normalization with Israel. now the
[00:07:10] prime minister of Pakistan and of Saudi Arabia has
[00:07:14] condemned the recent hoothy attack on the airport in Riyadh.
[00:07:17] Shabaz Sharif expressed his country's own wavering solidarity
[00:07:21] with the leadership and people of Saudi Arabia. Earlier this week
[00:07:25] we got comments from the editor in chief the Islamabad
[00:07:28] telegraph Kaswa Klasra. He said that
[00:07:32] Pakistan was taking no chances with regional threats as it
[00:07:36] plays its military on standby in case you would need to
[00:07:39] uphold the Mecca defense pacts with.
[00:07:42] Saudis, one the key figures from howt
[00:07:46] is gave a statement that either
[00:07:49] Pakistan or Turkey, they they are, if
[00:07:53] they collaborated with the Saudi Arabian forces, they will
[00:07:57] face the music, and this was the first time that
[00:08:00] Pakistan, Pakistan responded with the fuel
[00:08:03] force, Pakistan's foreign minister categorically said that we
[00:08:07] have, we have actually signed an agreement with Saudi
[00:08:11] Arabian. and we will do everything what
[00:08:15] is required to defend Saudi Arabian tarritory and the
[00:08:19] Holy Mosk the two holy mosque in Saudi Arabia as well so it
[00:08:23] means Pakistan's Islambad has taken it very very
[00:08:26] seriously let tell you very very clearly that if you
[00:08:30] take in account the the
[00:08:34] activities the most powerful
[00:08:38] you know field marcher of Pakistan's army he has been
[00:08:42] uh he has been dividing his time
[00:08:46] between Riyadh and Islamabad during the last couple of months so it
[00:08:49] means Pakistan is very serious Pakistan's head of
[00:08:53] armed forces have been available round the
[00:08:57] cloud for Saudi Arabians and when it comes to Makka defense
[00:09:01] Pakistan's you know defense forces and
[00:09:04] also Pakistan leadership is on the same thing Pakistan has taken
[00:09:08] everything seriously either the statement coming from the
[00:09:12] house leadership or anywhere from from the
[00:09:16] region as well, so it means Pakistan is fully on board,
[00:09:20] Pakistan have been collaborating with Saudi Arabia for long
[00:09:23] time, but after signing of Makka pact, it means
[00:09:27] Pakistan is a party of Saudi Arabia
[00:09:31] conflict with, so it means the Saudi
[00:09:35] conflict is not only between Saudi Arabia and howt
[00:09:38] is, but it is also between His and Pakistan and
[00:09:42] His and Turkey as well, the roots of this
[00:09:46] latest round of deadly escalation in Yemen run
[00:09:49] deep. Now RTC igos danov breaks down the history the
[00:09:53] previous war between the Hudis and the Saudi led
[00:09:56] coalition. Round two between Ansar
[00:10:00] Allah and the Saudi backed forces in Yemen, a conflict that
[00:10:03] Riad enters with bitter taste in its mouth following the
[00:10:07] previous war that began in 2015. Operation
[00:10:11] Decisive. was meant to degrade and
[00:10:15] destroy a direct quote thehis, which is another
[00:10:18] name for answer. as Saudi Arabia's then ambassador to the
[00:10:22] US put it, was declared a... success just a
[00:10:26] month in. The primary goals the campaign have been achieved and sovereignty has been
[00:10:30] protected. We are able to confirm that the Houties are no longer a threat to
[00:10:34] Yemenis or neighboring countries. The Yemeny government will now undertake
[00:10:38] all necessary actions to start rebuilding the country. But the
[00:10:41] bombing and fighting would carry on for another
[00:10:45] seven years, from which the Hutis would by
[00:10:47] the way emerge even stronger than before, and that's despite things not
[00:10:51] looking too promising for them in the beginning when they were driven. out
[00:10:55] the southern city of Aden, which they had stormed in the
[00:10:59] very first weeks the war, and then things shot from
[00:11:03] bad to worse, two years later too, when their
[00:11:06] ally, Yemen's former president, Ali Salek, pulled
[00:11:10] his allegiance from the Houtis and turned on
[00:11:14] them along with his troops. I call on our entire great
[00:11:17] nation, across all provinces, districts, villages and
[00:11:21] neighborhoods everywhere, to rise as one to defend the revolutions.
[00:11:25] republic, unity and freedom from these elements. For three years they have carried
[00:11:29] out irresponsible actions, squandering the wealth the people,
[00:11:32] plundering public institutions, and seasing state agencies and ministries,
[00:11:36] and I address the armed forces and security forces, do not take any
[00:11:40] orders from the leadership of Ansar Allah any institution or any
[00:11:43] location. Except that was the mistake of his life,
[00:11:47] quite literally. It took the hooties two days to
[00:11:51] obliterate his forces and kill him too, as They
[00:11:55] proceeded to take soul control the territories they
[00:11:59] had held. We enter the fourth year with
[00:12:03] our advanced and diverse missile systems, including the Badra,
[00:12:06] Burcan and others, capable of penetrating all American and
[00:12:10] non-American defense systems. We enter the fourth year with our
[00:12:14] long-range drones which boast high effectiveness and excellent
[00:12:18] military capabilities. We enter the fourth year by
[00:12:22] unprecedentedly mobilizing the military establish.
[00:12:35] shifted from ultimatums to appeals towards
[00:12:39] allies. the Iranian ideology penetrated some parts of
[00:12:43] Yemen. during that time, this militia was conducting military
[00:12:46] maneuvers right next to our borders and positioning missiles at our
[00:12:50] borders. I can't imagine that the United States will accept one
[00:12:54] day to have a... militia in Mexico launching missiles on Washington
[00:12:58] DC, New York and LA, while Americans are watching these
[00:13:02] missiles and doing nothing. But the pendulum of betrayal had
[00:13:05] already begun its retrograde swing. The southern
[00:13:09] transitional council pro-coalition militants and Riad's main
[00:13:13] partners inside Yemen, turn their guns on the
[00:13:17] Saudi-back government and seized Aden for
[00:13:20] themselves. This infighting within the read led camp
[00:13:23] was everything. the hoothies could dream the saudi
[00:13:27] back government was thrown out of its own
[00:13:31] capital and the interior minister at the time conceded
[00:13:34] its loss. yes, we admit our defeat and
[00:13:38] congratulate our brothers in the United Arab Emirates on their obvious victory over
[00:13:42] us, but this battle was not the last, and it is by no means final. we
[00:13:46] depart only to return. i speak to you from Aden. it is currently 12
[00:13:50] o'clock in the afternoon. an hour or two under the protection of our brothers from the
[00:13:54] kingdom of Saudi Arabia. we will proceed
[00:13:56] to Aiden international airport from where we will be transported to Riad. I say to
[00:14:00] you once more, do not despare and do not be sad, you did everything that was
[00:14:04] required of you. In the final years of that war, the Hutis went
[00:14:08] on at the offensive again, securing some victories, but
[00:14:12] their biggest push failed, yet still they
[00:14:16] kept the capacity to go forward following years of
[00:14:19] bombings, and that was reason enough for the United States, a Saudi
[00:14:23] allied to pull the plug of. support for the Saudi potential
[00:14:26] offensive, this war has to end, and
[00:14:30] to underscore our commitment, we are ending all American
[00:14:34] support for offensive operations in the war in Yemen, including
[00:14:38] relevant arm sales, no peace deal though, just very tentative
[00:14:42] truth amid a humanitarian disaster, a
[00:14:46] truth that collapsed this summer with read,
[00:14:49] walking back into the same bog, hoping for better
[00:14:53] outcome in the fight. "the hooth is enter stronger than
[00:14:57] before and Washington has so far refused to
[00:15:00] join and
[00:15:04] switching gears now immediately after blind siding
[00:15:08] Ukraine with news about its diesel deal with Russia,
[00:15:11] Donald Trump decides to up the antes suggesting it's time for
[00:15:15] new leadership in Ukraine, should have never
[00:15:19] started, you wouldn't have lost 30% of your country
[00:15:22] already, you've lost 30% of your country."
[00:15:25] and you've had over million people, but he could
[00:15:29] have settled it many times, and he chose not to. that's a war that should have
[00:15:33] never started, and I think it's time for Ukraine to get new
[00:15:36] president. It does appear that Zelensky
[00:15:40] has fallen out of grace in an unprecedented
[00:15:44] manner for Donald Trump to come out and not only say that
[00:15:48] you
[00:15:48] do it's time for for Ukraine to to get another leader for him
[00:15:52] to come out and say it's Zelensky's fault
[00:15:56] that a peace agreement still hasn't been reached that he
[00:16:00] has denied offer after peace offer
[00:16:04] coming up with his own conditions we've - was
[00:16:07] seen this happen multiple times, but for the president the United
[00:16:11] States to come out and say so, he's again unprecedented
[00:16:15] and hugely, hugely damaging
[00:16:19] for Zelensky himself. Zelensky needs to
[00:16:23] hang on every single thread of
[00:16:27] legitimacy that he can. This is the same Zelensky whose
[00:16:30] presidential term expired years ago.
[00:16:34] This is the same Zelensky who has refused. elections
[00:16:38] saying, it's it's simply too difficult, even as Russia
[00:16:41] has held elections along frontline
[00:16:45] settlement uh, included, so there's
[00:16:49] certainly the the diplomatic pressure that is being
[00:16:52] piled on Zelensky, as for Russia, Donald
[00:16:55] Trump thanked Russia for all the diesel
[00:16:59] that will now be supplied to the United States.
[00:17:03] Russia agreed to send us millions
[00:17:06] and millions of barrels of oil and
[00:17:10] it's diesel, that's what we really need, so thank
[00:17:13] you. there's a build up to this, this didn't come
[00:17:17] out the blue, you had the United States,
[00:17:21] you with the conflict with Iran, there's been a huge
[00:17:25] shortage
[00:17:26] in global oil supplies, the United
[00:17:29] States, it's you, it's a common phrase, people vote at
[00:17:33] the pump, the price of uh petrol,
[00:17:37] price of diesel are hugely important for
[00:17:41] American voters as well as for the
[00:17:44] American uh economy, for the
[00:17:47] financial system, they depend on cars, on vehicles to get
[00:17:51] to and from work to transport goods a
[00:17:55] manner that you
[00:17:56] know few European nations depend on,
[00:18:00] there you have the United States under pressure due to the conflict with
[00:18:04] Iran, asking Russia to supply with diesel fuel. to keep
[00:18:08] prices low ahead of elections, incredibly important for
[00:18:12] Donald Trump, and Donald Trump comes out publicly
[00:18:15] repeatedly asking Zelensky to cool it with
[00:18:18] strikes on Russian oil refineries. It doesn't matter if that
[00:18:22] Russian oil is going to the United States or to other countries, the point
[00:18:26] is to supply global oil markets to keep
[00:18:30] prices low. What are Zelensky do? Zelensky comes out and
[00:18:33] says we're going to burn it all. Is...
[00:18:38] and at this moment when we are talking about peace, America is allowing Russia to
[00:18:42] export diesel, it's millions, billions and any case,
[00:18:46] all of this is directed for war against the people, against Ukraine, against all
[00:18:50] of us, I believe our team is just being used as a facade, and that's
[00:18:53] definitely not fair, this is definitely not very partner-like in my
[00:18:57] opinion, this is a weak solution, unfortunately it's a weak
[00:19:00] decision by strong partners, it's absolutely
[00:19:04] stunning Zelensky, entirely
[00:19:08] dependent on the United States for communications,
[00:19:11] for intelligence, for munitions, many different types of
[00:19:15] munitions for
[00:19:16] the F-16 jets. Communications, again it can't be
[00:19:20] overstated. Starling, the entire Ukrainian military
[00:19:24] is based on communicating via Starling, that's their
[00:19:28] entire command and control structure. Again,
[00:19:31] dependent on the United States every day for this
[00:19:35] conflict, feels come. able enough to come
[00:19:39] out and criticize publicly Donald Trump
[00:19:43] call him weak on the eve of
[00:19:46] elections and expect to get away
[00:19:50] with it, that is Zelensky's approach,
[00:19:53] and that is why Russia has said time and time
[00:19:57] again that this isn't a person that can be
[00:20:01] dealt, reason or negotiated with. At
[00:20:05] every turn, will choose
[00:20:09] escalate, be it with russia or with the
[00:20:12] people that feed, supply, include his
[00:20:16] army, this is essentially zelensky's
[00:20:20] worst nightmare, when the statements
[00:20:23] were published, then they made the
[00:20:27] rounds, all over the world, zelensky
[00:20:30] began frantically calling European
[00:20:34] leaders essentially trying to... their support
[00:20:38] for them to come out and publicly say, despite what Trump is
[00:20:42] saying, we stand with Zelensky, frantically,
[00:20:46] there was, there were reports of four calls that...
[00:20:50] would uh stop calls with other European leaders when others
[00:20:54] would pick up, it was, it was chaos.
[00:20:57] nevertheless, nevertheless, this is for Zelensky, Russia
[00:21:01] and the United States trading after
[00:21:04] a break of four and a half years, well
[00:21:08] that is nightmare for Zelensky, it
[00:21:12] means that the these attempts to isolate Russia
[00:21:15] to pretend that 12% the world's
[00:21:19] surface.
[00:22:20] Russia saddled with the most severe
[00:22:23] sanctions in recorded history, and
[00:22:27] Zelensky is coming out and saying, well we need more
[00:22:30] sanctions. Russia, which is again
[00:22:34] stood up to Ukraine's assaults,
[00:22:36] 1,600 drones launched at
[00:22:39] night, and Zelensky is saying we just need to launch
[00:22:43] more drones. This is the reason that Marshall
[00:22:47] says again, he can't be negot. with and they need
[00:22:51] to be new elections in Ukraine,
[00:22:54] sentiment that seemingly has now reached the
[00:22:58] United States. Well, Donald Trump
[00:23:01] isn't the only one who thinks Zelensky has gone too
[00:23:05] far. The US president's criticism was supported by
[00:23:09] tech industry tycoon Elon Musk. Now for more on that and other
[00:23:13] indept coverage, you can head over to our website
[00:23:16] RT.com.
[00:23:21] "Now Donald Trump insists that the US wouldn't attack Iran, at
[00:23:25] least before
[00:23:26] the American elections next month. However, he has hinted that the
[00:23:30] fighting may resume after the vote. We are having
[00:23:34] productive discussions with the Islamic Republic of Iran. I want to make
[00:23:37] it clear to everybody that while Iran is in very bad
[00:23:41] condition, both economically and militarily, and while the
[00:23:44] bloccade will remain in full force in effect, with oil flowing in
[00:23:48] record numbers of barrels. through the Hormus Straight, 22 million
[00:23:52] barrels last night alone, with not one barrel coming
[00:23:56] from or going to Iran. We will not be attacking Iran at
[00:24:00] any time prior to the mid-term elections to be held in the United States
[00:24:04] on November 3rd. Iran will not have nuclear
[00:24:07] weapon. And while Trump praises
[00:24:11] his his war on Iran, the facts seem to paint a
[00:24:15] very different picture. A congressional report has
[00:24:19] revealed that. more than 80 us aircrafts were damaged or
[00:24:23] destroyed as a cost of around 3.3 billion
[00:24:26] dollars. the Irans foreign minister has said that the US
[00:24:30] military suffered far greater losses than it admits and
[00:24:34] claims. the real tol is far higher.
[00:24:38] proof: sencom won't let a sitting senator inspect
[00:24:46] war on Iran, one question is up in the air. are us?
[00:24:50] is actually fine. now the latest report from congress indicates that
[00:24:54] losses for the
[00:24:55] United States so far have been modest, 81
[00:24:59] aircraft down or damaged and financial hit of up to
[00:25:02] $3.3 billion dollars. however, the report raises a bigger
[00:25:06] question, which is, are US congressmen and congress
[00:25:10] women being given accurate information about pentagon
[00:25:13] losses? these reported incidents may raise several considerations for
[00:25:17] congressional oversight, congress may ass whether or not it has
[00:25:21] sufficient information and time to evaluate the potential effects of
[00:25:24] aircraft damage and losses in US military operations and
[00:25:28] potential DOD plans or programs to acquire
[00:25:31] replacements. But how much damage have U.S. bases actually
[00:25:35] suffered in the war. At this point, Trump and Hexithh insist the
[00:25:39] war is going well for the United States and that Iran has been annihilated, but it's
[00:25:43] widely acknowledged that Iran attacked more than 15 US bases
[00:25:47] throughout the region. At this point we have. Trump
[00:25:50] insisting that nothing substantial has been lost. Take this
[00:25:54] recent response to a question about a US base that was attacked in
[00:25:57] Georden. Nope, none whatsoever, no damage,
[00:26:01] nothing. In the meantime, the Pentagon has declined to
[00:26:05] comment on the actual scale the damage. That's why we've
[00:26:09] got congressional reports like this. The congressional budget
[00:26:13] office is unable to estimate the cost of damage to US bases and
[00:26:16] facilities in the Middle East for two reasons. First, the Department of
[00:26:20] Defense has not provided the congressional budget office with information about the
[00:26:24] value of damaged or destroyed equipment and property. Second, the
[00:26:28] extent of repairs or rebuilding that the Department of Defense plans to undertake
[00:26:32] is unclear, and even if the bases were fully repaired or rebuilt, a
[00:26:36] portion the cost of doing so could be paid by host nations. last
[00:26:40] month, report from the department of defenses, inspector general said
[00:26:44] that quote, hundreds of buildings and structures had been
[00:26:47] destroyed or damaged at US military bases in
[00:26:51] Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates,
[00:26:55] Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Oman, and Jordan, but it
[00:26:59] stopped short of giving a price tag for the damage. Now we
[00:27:03] have some voices coming from the military speaking up as to why that might
[00:27:07] be. They blew the hell out of Bahrain. This is major damage
[00:27:10] to our bases that hasn't been communicated to the American public. We're
[00:27:14] standing there with our eyes closed, getting punched in the face. Senators
[00:27:18] are starting to ask questions. US senator and democrat Chris
[00:27:22] Murphy recently tried to inspect the US military base
[00:27:26] in Cutter. By his own account, he was denied access. He
[00:27:30] says it looks like there are certain things. Trump administration is trying to
[00:27:34] keep out of public eye, something unprecedented happened during my trip to the
[00:27:37] Middle East, and that is this: I have been
[00:27:40] denied total access to US military facilities in the
[00:27:44] region, in particular in Cutter, the ULUdeed Air Force Space,
[00:27:48] which is one of our biggest and most important facilities in the region. This
[00:27:52] is Secretary Hegseth, deliberately trying to
[00:27:56] cover up the extent of damage, likely in the billions of
[00:28:00] dollars trying to cover up the true. cost of this war, trying
[00:28:03] to hide the actual consequences of a war that is
[00:28:07] spiraling out of control by the day. Pentagon
[00:28:10] officials say that Chris Murphy's office was informed before he left that he
[00:28:14] would be denied access to the base in compliance with the
[00:28:18] March 3rd order from Secretary Hegseth restricting travel to the
[00:28:22] area. The question must be asked, what was the actual cost of this
[00:28:26] military campaign, Washington is calling victorious. And what
[00:28:30] is it about inspecting these? bases and fortresses that
[00:28:34] Washington does not want to be revealed. Caleb Mopen, RT.
[00:28:38] New York. A
[00:28:42] top Soviet general who helped liberate Europe from the
[00:28:45] Nazis has been honored with the newly unveiled
[00:28:49] monument in Slovakia. And the statue of Marshall Ivan
[00:28:53] Konev was erected near the site the battle of
[00:28:57] Duclap where the red army won a strategic
[00:29:00] victory. The monument was a... initiated by Slovakia's Prime
[00:29:04] Minister Robert Fitto and one of his cabinet members
[00:29:07] praised the effort. Marshall
[00:29:11] Kanyef made a significant contribution to the liberation of
[00:29:14] Czechoslovakia. Nowadays in Europe. On the contrary, there
[00:29:18] is tendency to remove such monuments. Now
[00:29:22] last month, another monument was unveiled in France,
[00:29:26] honoring Soviet women who fought against the Nazis
[00:29:29] as part the French resistance. Now. During World War II,
[00:29:33] Nazi forces sent captured Soviet women to this part of
[00:29:37] northeastern France to work as slaves in iron
[00:29:41] or minds. The new monument was supported by the
[00:29:44] embassies of Russia and Belarus. Now a senior diplomat
[00:29:48] emphasized the importance of remembering these historic
[00:29:52] heroes.
[00:29:56] Currently the situation is difficult. The attitude towards our country in France,
[00:30:00] unfortunately, to put it mildly. leaves much to be desired, as such
[00:30:04] events of this nature are, I would say a unique occurrence in western Europe,
[00:30:08] because in reality there is currently a trend in European countries towards
[00:30:11] demolishing and destroying soviet monuments, whereas here in France
[00:30:15] we are unveiling monument to soviet heroes,
[00:30:19] now we got comments from a grand daughter of soviet marshall Ivan
[00:30:23] konev regarding the new monument in the EU member state
[00:30:27] of
[00:30:27] Slovakia.
[00:30:41] is without a
[00:30:43] This event doubt absolutely extraordinary, given the current climate in Europe and the way the red
[00:30:46] armies roll in liberating the continent is viewed today. This is a highly significant
[00:30:50] and heartwarming occasion for me. We are deeply grateful to the prime minister of
[00:30:54] Slovakia Robert Fizzo for unveiling this monument and for refusing to be
[00:30:58] intimidated by how the rest of Europe.