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00:00:15of
00:00:19The hoodis one shipping companies and airlines to not
00:00:23enter Saudi airspace, others comes after
00:00:26devastating strike on Riyadh's main airport killing'.
00:00:30of people and wounding over 300, but these confirm
00:00:34to RT that they carried out the
00:00:36attack. these attacks are yemeny attacks. we do
00:00:40not do this out of revenge or to take vengeance, but rather to force the saudi
00:00:43leadership to accept a comprehensive and permanent peace
00:00:46a by agreeing to end the war. he should have an election
00:00:50and he can't raise the price of oil, it's got
00:00:53enough. donald trump says Kiev needs a new
00:00:57leader as Washington agrees with Moscow to left sanctions
00:01:01on imports of Russian diesel and that decision is deemed
00:01:04weak by Vladimir Zelensky and he
00:01:07of promeds a Ukrainian delegation to immediately leave the
00:01:11of US.
00:01:13of Rady
00:01:13of attacks are now intensifying across southern Lebanon, they're increasingly
00:01:17striking areas beyond the shifting boundaries of its so-called yellow
00:01:21zone. As IDF strikes on Lebanon go
00:01:24on unabbated, the country's prime minister has acknowledged the
00:01:28crippling budget depth. it
00:01:30of leaving financial recovery a distant prospect, but despite
00:01:34efforts of support
00:01:35of from Hezballah, most
00:01:38of the village was destroyed, there is no sign of
00:01:41of life, people were given
00:01:43of ready-made housing units to live in, but they are completely bare, there's nothing
00:01:47inside, life is difficult due to the constant
00:01:49in presence of aircraft and ongoing strikes, we are always
00:01:52anxious.
00:02:01now welcome to RT international,
00:02:03of reaching you with all the latest updates from around the world. i am mike
00:02:07okwache, now who
00:02:08me the military spokesperson has issued a statement warning shipping
00:02:12of companies and commercial airlines to not enter Saudi
00:02:15Arabia air
00:02:16airspace. the yemeny armed
00:02:20forces renew their warning to all shipping companies, airlines, experts,
00:02:24employees, workers and travelers against using Saudi airports and
00:02:27airspace as
00:02:28in they are exposed to target. and are a theater for operations by our
00:02:32forces
00:02:33with the exception
00:02:33of the airports of Mecca al-Mukarrama and Medinah
00:02:36al-Munawara. We urge everyone to take our warning
00:02:40in seriously and Saudi Arabia bears responsibility for any failed
00:02:43interceptions. Now on verified footage circulating
00:02:47online appears to show smoke rising near the airport.
00:02:51Now the site has been evacuated and all flights suspended.
00:02:55Riyadh based correspondent Muhammad
00:02:57of al Rashid reported that the... inflicted
00:03:01substantial damage to multiple terminals which
00:03:04handle domestic and international
00:03:06flights.
00:03:10of Indeed, this statement was issued by the Saudi
00:03:13of General Authority of Civil Aviation, approximately six hours after the
00:03:16initial announcement made earlier today. It provided details on the number of
00:03:20casualties, confirming 12 dead and 309 wounded
00:03:24including several in critical condition currently receiving treatment at
00:03:28hospitals in Riyadh. Among the dead were four Saudi
00:03:31nationals, two Bangladeshis,
00:03:33in one American citizen, one Egyptian, one Jordanian, one
00:03:37Syrian and one Palestinian. May they all rest in peace.
00:03:41Airport operations remain suspended for the time being as a
00:03:44precautionary measure to ensure the safety of facilities and the
00:03:48continuation of operational processes. The recent statement also
00:03:52confirms that efforts are underway to assess the extent
00:03:54of the material damages in
00:03:56me coordination with authorities. Today's toll may
00:03:59of represent the highest. reported from either huti or Iranian attacks during
00:04:02assaults on the kingdom of Saudi
00:04:04of Arabia. I must also mention the attempt to maintain operations
00:04:08at King Fodd International Airport in Damasham, which is situated outside the
00:04:12city. We are currently managing the situation as there has also been an
00:04:16incident outside the airport area. This provides a summary of what is transpired
00:04:19thus far and we are awaiting
00:04:21of further details regarding the injuries that are being treated.
00:04:24Furthermore, we have received information
00:04:27of concerning the extent
00:04:29of of the damage to that airport. According. To our sources, the areas impacted were terminal 3 and terminal
00:04:334. Terminal 3 is designated for domestic flights
00:04:36of between of cities and Saudi Arabia, while Terminal 4 accommodates certain
00:04:40international carriers.
00:04:42Now a senior spokesperson told RT that the group's
00:04:46actions were a direct response to aggression by the saudis against
00:04:50civilian areas in
00:04:51Yemen. Yes, these
00:04:55attacks are Yemeny attacks after 12 years of Saudi aggression destroying
00:04:59Yemen. whether airports, ports, even wedding and
00:05:02funerals as well as schools, hospitals and markets. it targeted
00:05:06everything in Yemen and targeted and destroyed all infrastructure, and today it
00:05:10acknowledges that airports are civil. facilities that must not be
00:05:14targeted under international law, but we say that we deal with Saudi
00:05:17Arabia in kind, and our military operations deep inside the Saudi
00:05:21entity, will continue and will not end except by destroying all
00:05:25Saudi infrastructure belonging to the government, whether military facilities, airports,
00:05:29or even ports and any vital facilities belonging to the Saudi regime. We
00:05:33do not do this out of revenge or to take vengeance, but rather to force the Saudi
00:05:36leadership to accept a comprehensive and permanent peace by agreeing to end the
00:05:40war and end the siege by both sides.
00:05:51the conflict in Yemen, and the Huvis have released a footage
00:05:54that he says shows dozens of fighters from the Saudi back
00:05:58presidential council surrendering to advancing Hudi
00:06:02forces. The video comes as Saudi Arabia and its
00:06:05regional partners plan to step up the military coordination on
00:06:09Monday, raising concerns that the conflict could expand
00:06:13further and draw more countries in, now the attack
00:06:17comes as Saudi led forces in Yemen say that they have
00:06:20destroyed three rocket launch platforms that are
00:06:24used by Hudi militants to quote threaten regional
00:06:27security. now in fact the group itself confirmed the Saudi
00:06:31Air Force carried out 59 air strikes and missile attacks in
00:06:35just 24 hours causing multiple casualties. now
00:06:39professor of political science and mass communication, at Qatar
00:06:43University, Dr. Ali al Hail believes that the
00:06:46main beneficiary the escalation in the region is
00:06:50Israel. This is a part the
00:06:54vicious circled war between
00:06:57thehis and Saudi Arabia on one
00:07:01hand and between thehis and what's called the
00:07:04legitimate government at the
00:07:07temporary capital city in
00:07:09Eden at.
00:07:13Yemen, well, could be, well,
00:07:17from the very first glance, we
00:07:20can say probably
00:07:22it is the hoothies, but also we should
00:07:25not doubt other sources,
00:07:29Israel probably takes advantage of this chaos
00:07:33and Israel has an interest
00:07:36in making Saudi Arabia
00:07:39bleeding and weakening. Saudi Arabia
00:07:43in order to force Saudi Arabia into
00:07:47normalization with
00:07:49Israel. Now the Prime Minister of
00:07:52Pakistan, ally of Saudi Arabia has condemned the recent
00:07:56Huthi attack on the airport in Riyadh. Shabaz
00:08:00Sharif expressed his country's unwavering
00:08:03solidarity with the leadership and people of Saudi Arabia. Earlier this
00:08:07week we got comments from the editor in chief the Islamabad
00:08:10telegraph Khasw. plasra, he said that Pakistan
00:08:14was taking no chances with regional threats as it placed its
00:08:18military on standby in case he would need to uphold the
00:08:22mecca defense pact with the saudies. one the key
00:08:26figures from howt is gave a statement
00:08:30that either Pakistan or Turkey they
00:08:33they are if they collaborated with the Saudi Arabian
00:08:37forces they will face the music and this was the first time that the
00:08:41Pakistan Pakistan responded with the fuel
00:08:45force, Pakistan's foreign minister categorically said that we
00:08:48have, we have actually signed an agreement with
00:08:52Saudi Arabian and we will do
00:08:55everything what is required to defend Saudi Arabian
00:08:59charity and the Holy Mosk, the two holy mosque in Saudi Arabia as
00:09:03well, so it means Pakistan's Islamabad has taken
00:09:07it very very seriously, let tell you very very clearly that
00:09:11if you take in account
00:09:14the the activities the most
00:09:18powerful you know field marcher of Pakistan's army, he
00:09:22has been, he has been
00:09:26dividing his time between Riyadh and Islamabad during the last
00:09:30couple of months, so it means Pakistan is very serious,
00:09:33Pakistan's head of arm forces have
00:09:36been available round cloud for Saudi Arabians
00:09:40and when it comes to Makka defense. Pakistan's you
00:09:43know defense forces and also Pakistan leadership is on the
00:09:47same trend. Pakistan has taken everything
00:09:51seriously either the statement coming from the het is
00:09:54leadership or anywhere from from the region as
00:09:58well so it means Pakistan is fully on board. Pakistan have been
00:10:02collaborating with Saudi Arabia for long time but
00:10:05after signing of it means Pakistan is a
00:10:09authority of Saudi Arabia.
00:10:25now with Saudi Arabia coming under attack from the Hudis on the
00:10:29daily basis and the Mecca defense agreement between the
00:10:32Kingdom, Turkey and Pakistan in force, Ankara has
00:10:36caution that you will not send its troops to another country for
00:10:40any military offensive. Let me stress
00:10:44again, my friends, state
00:10:45that this is defense party agreement, to
00:10:48when this a agreement comes under attack, you stand by it to help it defend
00:10:52itself. This is not an offensive agreement.
00:10:54defense
00:11:25commitments and to take the necessary measures to provide the agreed military
00:11:29forces and capabilities and ensure their rapid deployment
00:11:32in the kingdom, in accordance with the approved arrangements and the national legislation
00:11:36the parties, thereby enhancing readiness, military integration and
00:11:40the collective capacity to confront and counter threats. President Erdogan
00:11:44has spelled out what that support could look like,
00:11:48such support could take the form of intelligence, logistical or ammunition
00:11:51assistance. more advanced military support could also be considered depending on the
00:11:55scale the threat. Unkara keeps the details to itself and
00:11:59reports are filling the silence, special forces, pilots and
00:12:02aircraft helping defend Riyad and the holy cities. An
00:12:06American official says the help includes Turkish drone operators, none of
00:12:10it is on the record. Monday statement does set one condition:
00:12:13forces deploy in accordance with the national legislation of each
00:12:17country. In turkia,
00:12:18that means parliament, and parliament hasn't even ratified the
00:12:22pact. agreement, the process here has
00:12:26in fact matured in terms the work done by the ministry, but of
00:12:30course for the agreement to take effect, it will come to parliament, and since this work
00:12:34has matured, it will be sent to parliament within a few days.
00:12:38Ankara's ambitions reach beyond the red sea. David who leads
00:12:41the nationalist MHP, the ruling party's partner in
00:12:45parliament, says the pact will elevate the country to the center
00:12:49of global geopolitics. This is an exceptionally
00:12:52sound and important agreement. It's tendency. towards expansion is also
00:12:56of immense strategic value. If these efforts are carried out under Turkey's
00:13:00leadership, this will bring us to the center, making us much more reputable
00:13:04in the world. So the next vote in Ankara is a
00:13:08treaty, not on troops. Sending soldiers would take a second decision of
00:13:12its own. The arithmetic favors the government, the ruling
00:13:15alliance, the Justice and Development Party, and the nationalist movement
00:13:19party holds 326 of Parliament's 600
00:13:23seats. The largest opposition party. wants no part in it, and its
00:13:27leader Isuza says signing defense pack with a country at
00:13:30war makes Turke a party to that conflict.
00:13:34International agreements will have to be approved in this parliament if there are soldiers and
00:13:38weapons involved. We do not accept being part of Trump's Middle East order.
00:13:42We do not accept the adventurism of Trump, which will send soldiers to the deserts of
00:13:46Yemen for 100 years. Un could have frames its role as
00:13:50defending Saudi Arabia. The Houti's leader Abdul Malik Al-Huthi has
00:13:54message for
00:13:58The Saudis want to involve regional powers, not only from the Arab
00:14:02arena, but even within the Islamic world. They aim to bring in the
00:14:05Turks and entangle them, to involve the Pakistanis as well,
00:14:09seeking their help day and night, calling out for them to assist them, to fight
00:14:13alongside them, to share in the sin and aggression against our dear
00:14:17people. A senior official Muhammad Al-Bukaithi says the
00:14:21group doesn't expect Turkish or Pakistani troops inside.
00:14:25Yemen, but even indirect help he warns counts as
00:14:28joining the war, and last month he warned Ankara and
00:14:32Islamabad would meet an iron fist.
00:14:35Yasan, RT in
00:14:37Istanbul. And moving
00:14:41on now, immediately after blind siding Ukraine with
00:14:44news about its diesel deal with Russia, Donald Trump decides to
00:14:48up the antes, suggesting its time for new leadership in
00:14:52Ukraine. It's going. he delaying
00:14:56peace because he can't hold elections while you created that war? well, i
00:15:00think he should have an election and uh, he could have settled this
00:15:03many times and he should have an election and
00:15:07he can't raise the price of oil, it's not enough. it does
00:15:11appear that Zelensky has fallen out of grace and an
00:15:15unprecedented manner for Donald Trump to come out and not
00:15:19only say that you know it's time for for Ukraine to to get
00:15:23another leader for him to come and say it's
00:15:26Zelensky's fault that a peace agreement
00:15:30still hasn't been reached that he is denied
00:15:34offer after peace offer coming
00:15:36up with his. zone conditions, we've of course seen
00:15:40this happen multiple times, but for the president the United States
00:15:44to come out and say so, he's again unprecedented and
00:15:48hugely, hugely damaging for Zelensky
00:15:52himself. Zelenski needs to hang
00:15:55to every single thread of
00:15:59legitimacy that he can. This is the same Zelensky whose
00:16:03presidential term expired years ago.
00:16:06This is the same. Zelensky who has refused elections
00:16:10saying, it's it's simply too difficult even as
00:16:13Russia has held elections along
00:16:17frontline settlementts uh included, so
00:16:20there's certainly the the diplomatic pressure that is being
00:16:24piled on Zelensky. As for Russia, Donald
00:16:28Trump thanked Russia for all the
00:16:31diesel that will now be supplied to the United
00:16:34States. Russia agreed to send
00:16:38millions and millions of barrels of
00:16:42oil and it's diesel, that's what we really need. so thank
00:16:46you, there's a build
00:16:48up to this, this didn't come out the blue. you had the
00:16:52United States, with the conflict with Iran, there's been
00:16:56a huge shortage in global oil
00:17:00supplies, the United States, it's you, it's a
00:17:03common phrase, people vote at the pump. price
00:17:07of uh petrol, the price of diesel are
00:17:11hugely important for American voters as
00:17:15well as for the American
00:17:16economy, for the financial
00:17:20system, they depend on cars, on vehicles to get to and
00:17:24from work to transport goods a manner
00:17:28that you few European nations depend
00:17:31on, there you have the United States under pressure due
00:17:35to the conflict with Iran. asking Russia to supply it with
00:17:39diesel fuel to keep prices low ahead of elections,
00:17:42incredibly important for Donald Trump, and Donald Trump comes
00:17:46out publicly, repeatedly asking Zelensky to
00:17:50cool it with strikes on Russian oil refineries. It doesn't
00:17:54matter if that Russian oil is going to the United States or to other
00:17:57countries, the point is to supply global oil
00:18:01markets to keep prices low. What does Zelenski do?
00:18:04Zelensky comes out and says we're going to...
00:18:10and at this moment when we are talking about peace, america is allowing Russia to
00:18:14export diesel, it's millions, billions, any case,
00:18:18all of this is directed for war against the people, against Ukraine, against all
00:18:22of us, I believe our team is just being used as a facade, and that's
00:18:26definitely not fair, this is definitely not very partner-like in my
00:18:29opinion, this is a weak solution, unfortunately, it's a
00:18:33weak decision by strong partners, this is essentially
00:18:36zelensky. worst nightmare, when the
00:18:40statements were
00:18:42published, then they made the
00:18:45rounds, all over the world, zelensky
00:18:48began frantically calling European
00:18:52leaders, essentially trying to garn their support
00:18:56for them to come out and publicly say, despite what Trump is
00:19:00saying, we stand with Zelensky
00:19:03frantically, there was there were reports of four
00:19:07calls that he would stop calls with other European leaders when
00:19:11others would pick up, it was it was chaos,
00:19:15never, nevertheless, this is for Zelensky, Russia
00:19:19and the United States trading after
00:19:23a break of four and a half years, well
00:19:26that is nightmare for Zelensky, it
00:19:30means that the these attempts to isolate Russia
00:19:33to pretend the 12% the world
00:19:37surface. doesn't exist, something that the Europeans have
00:19:40been trying very hard to do, that that isn't
00:19:44working, worse than that. Zelensky's own
00:19:47legitimacy is being questioned by the people who
00:19:50supply most of his
00:19:52munitions.
00:20:02Close down Putin's entire economy, so Russia's mouth shut, don't
00:20:06feed them with your sales. just impose sanctions on their weapons, open
00:20:09Starling to Ukraine, you did open it when you were responding to Iran.
00:20:13There's another way to conduct negotiations that will help push Putin toward negotiations.
00:20:17He doesn't want this. I think that President Trump can do more and as our
00:20:21ally, he should do more. And that is
00:20:24exactly the point that Russia was making when it
00:20:28was saying that Zelensky can't be negotiated
00:20:32with, that he has unrealistic expectations. Four and a
00:20:36half years into the... war Russia saddled with the
00:20:39most severe sanctions in recorded
00:20:43history, and Zelensky is coming out and saying,
00:20:47well we need more sanctions, Russia. which has
00:20:50again uh stood up to Ukraine's assaults,
00:20:541,600 drones launched at
00:20:58night, and Zelensky is saying we just need to launch
00:21:02more drones. This is the reason that Marshall
00:21:05says again, he can't be negotiated with and there need
00:21:09to be new elections in Ukraine,
00:21:12sentiment that seemingly has now reached the
00:21:16United States. Donald Trump is in. the
00:21:20only one who thinks Zelensky has gone too far.
00:21:24the US president's criticism was supported by tech industry
00:21:28tycoon, elon musk. now for more on that
00:21:31and other in-depth coverage, you can head to our website
00:21:34rt.com.
00:21:38now, amit a surge in IDF strikes on Lebanon, the country's prime
00:21:42minister has acknowledged the critical budget shortfall, but
00:21:46despite Hezbellar offering to provide support, fin
00:21:50recovery remains a distant prospect as Washington has
00:21:54tied additional support to this armment the militant
00:21:58group. now RT Steve Sweenie reports on this.
00:22:02Well we're in Zaltra
00:22:03Al Gore, the
00:22:03one so-called pilot zones sitting right on the edge of Israel's yellow line,
00:22:07the zone of occupation, a drone hovers overhead watching us ominously, and
00:22:11just moments ago there was an air strikers fighter jets raw overhead watching
00:22:15us. Israeli attacks are now intensifying across southern Lebanon,
00:22:19they're increasing. striking areas beyond the shifting boundaries of its
00:22:23so-called yellow zone. we have been displaced twice,
00:22:27first in 2024 and again in 2026. this time
00:22:30the situation was truly tragic. most the village was destroyed,
00:22:34there is no sign of life. people were given ready-made housing
00:22:38units to live in, but they are completely bare. there is nothing inside,
00:22:42even securing water is difficult, and there it is absolutely no
00:22:46electricity. most people sleep by candle light. yes,
00:22:51Life is difficult due to the constant presence of aircraft and ongoing
00:22:54strikes. We are always anxious. There is nothing here, if I need a
00:22:58water pitcher, I can't find one. I can't even make cup of tea or coffee.
00:23:02There's water, no refrigerator, no bed, no washing machine. There
00:23:06is absolutely nothing. It is extremely difficult. God help the
00:23:10army. It cannot even protect itself. Let alone get the necessary
00:23:14weaponry. How then could it possibly protect civilians? Had there
00:23:18been a strong state a well-armed? Israel would never have dared
00:23:22to invade at least 35 artillery shells hit
00:23:25Mansouri, this is village on the end of that zone where the Israeli
00:23:28forces have progressively expanded their area of control.
00:23:32Mansori was then hit again on with air strikes, artillery a major
00:23:35detonations and Israeli fire is also reaching well beyond that
00:23:39so-called yellow zone near Maifordun, three Israeli artillery shells
00:23:43landed very close to journalists from Algeideed and Navaatia news uh
00:23:46fortunately there were no injuries in that particular attack but... once again it
00:23:50highlights the danger to those reporting on Israeli operations as
00:23:54journalists are routinely targeted. Israeli forces attacked 15
00:23:58southern towns with demolitions reported in six them. and in Hoola,
00:24:01Israeli troops planted explosives inside the Jabelland public school
00:24:05and then detonated it. just one of many schools destroyed in recent weeks.
00:24:09now all of this came immediately after prime minister now of salam traveled to nearby
00:24:13Nabatia a promising reconstruction. his visit however didn't go
00:24:17smoothly. he was confronted by residents demanding to know when they could
00:24:20return home, many angry at what they see is government
00:24:23action. locals use that relative calm around the visit to
00:24:27enter navity alfawa and expect and inspect the home sorry for
00:24:31the first time in months, but even as salam spoke, the Israeli attacks were
00:24:35hitting the surrounding area. i am not here to sell you
00:24:39illusions nor to promise what i cannot deliver. we still need
00:24:42significant funding. and it's the cost here that's key. salam previously
00:24:46identified the funding needed at 27 billion US dollars. as
00:24:50some he says Lebanese State simply doesn't have. Now following his visit,
00:24:54Hezbollah Secretary General Naim Kassam said that the organization would
00:24:57contribute to shelter and reconstruction for the people displaced from the
00:25:01south. Hez MP Hasan Fadlal said on Saturday that this
00:25:05pledge would unsettle the United States with Washington insisting that
00:25:09AID is tied to disarmament. We will not discuss the final
00:25:12figures relating to AID for our people in the housing program, as this would come
00:25:16as a shock to the Americans. Well, exactly how much money. can
00:25:20provide and when remains unclear, but the immediate problem isn't simply who
00:25:24pays for reconstruction, it's the expansion the Israeli occupation.
00:25:28uniform has documented israely forces operating from nearly 30 positions
00:25:32in southern Lebanon, including eight fortified bases. Israeli
00:25:36forces have already pushed beyond their own yellow line in some areas while Israeli
00:25:40officials say they want to retain a security zone extending as
00:25:44much as 10 kilometers inside Lebanon. this comes as Salam
00:25:47continues to talk,
00:25:49at least on the surface.
00:26:02our territory and the safe and dignified return of people to their
00:26:06homes. now the eighth round of talks between Lebanon and Israel is planned for
00:26:10later this month with some saying they will take place in Florida, but months of
00:26:13negotiations have so far produced little concrete change for the people the
00:26:17south. Israel remains inside Lebanon and is expanding its
00:26:21presence while escalating its attacks as noted by uniful observers.
00:26:25hundreds have been killed since the latest opposed ceasefire. cease fire is something
00:26:29which Israel has never really added to talks. about
00:26:32reconstruction seem unrealistic while Israeli destruction continues,
00:26:36so the key question now is whether the negotiations can produce something
00:26:40tangible, that is an end to the attacks and an Israeli
00:26:44withdrawal. all the evidence on the ground suggest that in reality
00:26:48this is something of distant hope. this is steve swine for RT,
00:26:52zal gabia, southern
00:26:53Lebanon. and closer
00:26:57home now, as concerns over a plague outbreak in Russia
00:27:00spreads rapidly in the western media, the United States Center for
00:27:04Disease control has decided to update its own data
00:27:08concerning the plague in America, but sudden adjustments in
00:27:12the agency figures is raising more questions than
00:27:15answers. So on Wednesday, the agency said
00:27:18average of seven people contract the
00:27:22the plague every year, but just 24 hours later, the
00:27:26health and prevention body stated that only five plague cases are
00:27:30recorded annually. It's unclear. what prompted the agency
00:27:34to revise the numbers, as no explanation was
00:27:38provided, and while western media
00:27:41outlets are busy sounding the alarm claiming there's a
00:27:45plague epidemic in Russia's Siberia, that Moscow
00:27:49is most assuredly covering up. now both Washington
00:27:53and London are demanding more information on the supposed
00:27:56outbreak, and now this hysteria is spreading to
00:28:00x as well with users. real or not, unanimously
00:28:04claiming that the disease is quickly moving
00:28:06west. a friend of mine who works in Russia
00:28:10has just sent a voicemail. St. Petersburg is going to go into lockdown
00:28:14tomorrow because the plague outbreak, not
00:28:16joking. So in response,
00:28:20Russia's health watch dog has confirmed that the death of
00:28:24lab worker which has caused panic in the west was
00:28:28caused by pneumonia of an unknown origin. At the agency
00:28:31has said carried out more than 5,000 tests
00:28:35and no dangerous microorganisms have been found.
00:28:39authorities also added that there wasn't even emergency
00:28:43with the contagious disease in the lab where the woman
00:28:46worked. now far from hiding the truth, moscow has
00:28:50sent all these results to the world health organization. so we
00:28:54traveled to the region where this incident occurred to ask
00:28:58people whether they are concerned about a possible
00:29:01outbreak. "if there are any
00:29:04concerns, of course, it's better to talk to specialists. my friend works at
00:29:08the anti-plague institute, heard from her about how all of this is controlled
00:29:12in our country, so I'm absolutely calm. specialists will work on
00:29:16this, of course, some safety measures are needed in public places where
00:29:20there are many people. if you're worried, then don't go, if there were something
00:29:24truly dangerous, then the services in the city would already be working here, it would be
00:29:28visible, like how there were street announcements during
00:29:30COVID,
00:30:02attention to this story? well,
00:30:05unfortunately, there's a trope in the western in the NATO countries, and the trope
00:30:09is that Russia is on trustworthy, that Russian, the Russian government is
00:30:13incompetent, it doesn't look out for its people, and so they're going to
00:30:17play into that trope, they're going to play into that narrative and say they're not being honest
00:30:21with us and they're being irresponsible, so it's I think it's part the the
00:30:25public relations attack NATO wide against um against
00:30:28Russia. I think one the reasons that um our the leaders the...
00:30:32United States right now, particularly the political leaders are um trying
00:30:36to um focus the attention the American people on this
00:30:39particular outbreak is because um here in America there's a lot of
00:30:43political unrest um just before the um
00:30:47midterm elections people are very upset about the economics about foreign
00:30:51policy um there are a lot of people who supported President Trump who feel
00:30:55as though that he did the opposite of what they wanted, they wanted an end of
00:30:59foreign wars.