The surprised trip abroad since the, you know, your rates, these new to us in the process rather than well ok, thats a big one and that would really hurt you if it is. Oh my gosh, over the fence. You have some of them. I think shell be placed all was just now from there by the kids with us. What they need the agency for policy and refugees reopens is East Jerusalem headquarters after he was set on fire by his release. Of the head of a person on the sheriff is experiencing an exclusive interview with our team. So heavy smoke couldnt see, and while im spraying i was being hit by stones. Oh wow. I was being stolen by the by the local community which complete the way continue my coverage of the latest trend, straight thing. The world right now. This is our team to national i a michael for another high ranking official from roches Defense Ministry left in a general, youre a coincidence of has been detained on corruption charges after a deputy administer. It was arrested just a few weeks ago because get something has been accused of accepting a large bride. And they go into the investigation in 2021, 2023. As the head of the 8th directories of the general stuff on the armed forces of the Russian Federation was itself received particularly large bride from representatives of commercial structures for committing southern actions. Invest favor a lot to discuss the story, im joined now by r t. Corresponding dont know, quarter donnie is going to have you join me right now. Now, what do we know about the detention of this left and in general that were talking about . Well, after searching the residences of this new record, and its all the Investigative Committee found over 1000000. 00 worth of various currencies, gold coins, and luxury products. And this is an offense that could potentially land him in prison for up to 15 years, according to russias penal cold codes. Now, in terms of who, who is this of why that is and was right. He served as the um, the head of the general staff between 201020238 position that deals with state secrets connected to the ministry of defense. And just last year, he became the head of the main personnel director of the military. So these are positions right, that have a lot of serious state responsibilities and hes had them for quite a long time. But this is not the 1st time that theres an accusation against the senior official of the Defense Ministry. A talk to us about the other one. Thats right, the just not long ago really, the deputy head of the Ministry Defense was detained himself, also on bribery charges. And hes still being held in detainment in terms of what he did. Hes being accused of receiving favorites for military contractors to the tune of over 10000000. 00. So thats even higher than what were looking at with couldnt solve while. So why have is the tensions important at this time . Well, were see, right, the corruption as a concept. I mean we see it all over the world of course to varying degrees, but um, uh right now, of course a lot of people in ukraine probably are looking at this and the, and, and following the situation closely. But its important, understand that right, in response of the corruption that weve seen in russia, the authorities have taken swift action. Theyre going after these corrupt officials. Whereas in ukraine, right, weve seen ramens corruption to the point where corrupt officials are essentially ransacking the military. I mean, weve seen many, many reports that suggest that hundreds of billions of dollars may have been stolen from the Ukrainian Military during efforts for construction of defenses in the hearts of region. And this is something that a lot of ukrainian soldiers themselves have already complained about. Over 2 years concrete fortifications with 3 floors of depth should have been established on the for any and border. And there were not even any land mines. Were coming to the conclusion that this was either because of in seen, staffed or deliberate sabotage. I know that those who abandoned the positions of the 100 and 25th Territorial Defense brigade were made to sign acceptance and transfer certificates for fortifications. Not even 30 percent of which were fully built, i hope that the perpetrators will be punished. Now it also has to be said right, that the corruption situation in ukraine really is not surprising even before the Russian Military operation began. It was one of the most corrupt countries in europe, and after the Russian Military operation began with all of this uh, western money. All these western weapons going, who knows where the situation there has been spiraling out of control even more than it was before. And we live in had officials from pulled and United States, all of them, voicing out the corruption concerns in ukraine. We have to leave it here now. I dont know quarter. Thank you for bringing us up to speed on this. Great. Now as weve mentioned earlier about the ukranian meta trees deteriorating situation of the ground ross, it improves have taken control of a town of the builder of whats called in the clock of region. Over the past 2 days, a Russian Forces have also captured 9 villages in the province. Your trades presidency landscape reacted by firing the Top Commander of his troops for that area. Russia is defense, ministry has remedies the video footage of the for any. And so does explaining why that decided to surrender. Remember the cfo. We were in positions together with our comrades in the morning. There wasnt a Salt Committee nor a few of us loved initially, and we took up a defensive position then called the evening. There was another salt and i realized were a surround. It was gone far from all directions. Grenade flew into our trench, i got trapped on ones, and we decided to lay down on arms. The way to do that, we were fighting against the russians in a battle on may 10th. They were thrown grenades at us. We took cover in a bunk or one of our comrades designated a renee to avoid being taken prisoner after that. With the renters. We raised our hands back not to be killed and came out. We were treated well. They attended to all the wounded. I dont want to fight anymore. Its very psychologically challenging because many of my friends have died overall in the crate and armed forces. There is currently less petra teeth and being felt this because the war is difficult with significant losses. And now i met you koreans military losses and your secretary of state on to the blinking, his arriving kia for a previously on a now diplomatic mission. The high level visit came out there, a series of Russian Ministry gains in north east and ukraine. Lincolns presence was intended to show support and continued support of us for the key of as a better going to ramp up its weapon supplies. He was the 1st visit by a bite and Administration Officials since Congress Last month. Approve the 61000000000. 00 a package for your trade. After several months of the heavy discussions, we have all the usa departments deputy spoke spots and found himself in hot water as he was groomed about us. Double standards of, of the complex in ukraine and gaza. And how do you have better visibility in ukraine when theres ability to send files to us is concerned with russia, but you dont have that same level of visibility when youre dealing with an ally. And these are your question is rooted in the premise that these are, were talking about apples and apples here. And that is just simply not the case. People in the media enjoy making this comparison between israel and russia and the conflict in ukraine and the conflict in gaza. But were, were not even talking about apples and oranges. Were talking about apples and candy bars so we can hear, but she will be here, but it seems to be talking about and im using allies. Were talking about 2 very distinct and different circumstances on the ground that are not even comparable radios that russians are doing. Nowadays, right, isnt from us up to it is question was about to you visibility . How could you have our visibility into whether our visibility into whether a government has the ability to hold itself accountable is absolutely something that like is plays into this. So its not, its not, its not you sort about the government of is why we get on to prussia. How could you have eyes in the great to determine because i took an account up the i think what you mean by violating International Law that you have to prove. And this is a sense of trust incentive. Finally, how did you have the intern declined in terms of with the russian army to violate International Law when you concluded that, gosh, an army did war prize and you pray and you couldnt find that was your followers. So again, were talking about 2 very different and distinct circumstances, which one was the question . So was this an independent us investigation to decide whether or not Israel BrokenInternational Humanitarian law . Or was this a us investigation, aided by the israels, these relays were not involved in the production of the United States as National Security memorandum. Thats going to the question, go ahead, go ahead. Ive done a blanket and has been trying to convince the public thatd be us treats old countries some of that lead, regardless of whether they are washingtons allies or not. We dont have double standards. We treat israel, one of our closest allies and partners just as we would treat any other country. Its absolutely double standards and look at how the United States has been speaking about russia and in regards to its conflict with the ukraine. You know, its, it condemns russia. Uh for the things that, that uh, frankly, is nothing compared to with israel is doing is really isnt fast. A mastercard and children, its killing journalist. Its committing for risk funds against humanity in a way the world has never seen. Certainly in a way that russia is not doing so for the, for, for america to condemn. Russia was the same time farm is real, to commit crimes against humanity shows an extremely disgusting, double standard and hypocrisy the United States needs to stay out of these international conflicts. It has no Business Leasing russia, and it has no business supporting israel to do things that are unimaginable that, that countries like russia and many others have condemned around the world of the crime. The insides, lot of been put in with visit china on the 1st day and friday. It will be his 1st trip abroad since he was inaugurated to his new time. As ross as president last week, i think corresponding martin, a co signer of i has the details here. We dont use a lot of my food, so we would travel to tie now after his not duration, but we didnt know when and now we have the dates. And we also know that they are expected to, of course, defend military and economic corporation, as well as inc new energy deals potentially and asked to the bottom of fruits and will also sign the joint statement as well as the number of bilateral documents. You will also be attending and events martin, the 75th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the 2 countries. Also, as the exhibition kicks off of the year of russian and chinese culture. So Something Else also a lot of our puts and well be doing a little bit of traveling around here. Well visit the hard bed and there who will be attending the 8 russian chinese expo, as well as the 4th watson chinese for him on into a regional corporation. The 2 of course, have a lots of to discuss. China is of course, a rush as a main trade thing. And strategic partner, of course, has, as we all know, and this a trip of course, will come in. So our conference. So the reason for it by the time is leader whos fresh off is european tour. He went there for the 1st time in 5 years where he had to answer a lot of tough questions regarding his friendship and relations with russia. As we know, europe has always been suspicious regarding beijings global emissions as well as its influence on what china is trying to achieve in the region as well as globally. And also we know that europe is having a lot of economic grievances lately with china and some x rays. I predicted that i could sign into a full blown trade, the voice of course, on the back triple that this trip is a just like a meet. Busy between 2 friends, a 2 long time business partners, and its not the 1st time actually someone did the math and apparently this will be the 4th face to face meeting between the 2 leaders since the beginning of the special military operations. So since the 2022, just last year alone in march, the chinese presence was in moscow. Then in october the russian leader of visited beijing. And this is some of the statements like came out from those 1st meetings. So yeah, the geographic region of the belt and Road Initiative stretches across eurasia and all the way to latin america. Over 150. 00 countries and 30 International Organizations have signed documents on cooperating within the belt and wrote initiative. The initiative is based on principles of bilateral discussions and mutual benefits for like a certain year. And we have repeatedly noted that russia and china, like most countries of the world, share and aspiration for equitable mutually beneficial cooperation in order to achieve sustainable long Term Economic progress. I see, it wont allow me to see the chinese russian ties have gone far beyond bilateral relations over the last 10 years and are of crucial and vital importance for todays world order. And youre, your russian chinese relations are at the highest level ever and are exemplary. So as you saw there, its their vision of our multi paula world which unites the 2 countries and of course, attracts others which is why the west will be waiting to see what will be set in those meetings. What they will decide and more impact that will have on the rest of the world. And earlier we spoke with r t contribute to a call, john, he said the put ins forthcoming visit to china subs on the serious response to western threats. This shows that deep beneath rushed a tie, those strategic partnerships. Prior to this, you have us the secretary of state tony blanket travelling through china, warren china, about me and maintained is neuro ties, ways. Russia would necessitate us sanctioned on chinese banks. Well, you know, actions speak louder than words, you know, the width of the very fact that gordon is visiting page and that, thats a response of china is given to washington. This is at the time when washington applied in the ministration is rolling out new sanctions. I knew in paris against the chinese import, so its waging economic war against china. Thats only for question. Russia and china, closer together. There was a fully talk about the economic ties that rush that china straight. It has now reached 280000000000. 00 a year is not a small sum and the 2 economies are completely come complimentary with russia being the main commodity producer and china, the commodity consumer. And this relationship will only continue to grow, and i expect there will be a much more of area on the Economic Cooperation to especially when the wes are now placing sanction on both china and russia and to the middle east. Now hes run a forces that been accused of using power seen in children is human shields. The obligation pertains to an idea of rate in the west bank during which ease riley is sold, as i said, to have committed war crimes. And thats according to the defense for children organization. The International Law, as explicit absolutely prohibits the use of children as human shields by armed forces on groups is wrongly false as intentionally put in a charge in grave danger. In order to shield themselves constitutes at war crime. Now, the illness ation made that statement after hearing testimony from several children about how these early soldiers use them as human shields. The incidents took place during the large scale idea of rate on the tool come refugee camp. Earlier this month, the children said that so just forced them to walk in front of them while searching through the account. After the soldiers searched the apartments in the building that i was entering before them, i asked them well crying where they were taking. One of them told me now that they would take me with them to show them the way. In addition to opening the doors of the neighbouring homes and entering before they did, the soldiers told me to knock on the doors of the apartments in the building while they were standing behind me at a fairly short distance and to ask the residents to come out and this is what i did, they told me to walk in front of them in the alleys of the slomo neighborhood in the camp. They would hide in the alleys and tell me to see whether there was anyone around. After that, the untied my hands and whenever we passed a house or building, they would instruct me to enter and ask the residents to come out. Lets cross live now to kind of cruise my director general. All the defense for Children International connect is good to have you enjoyed me. Now. What do you interpret from this accusations that the idea has been using children . This human shields to thank you very much for having to need to talk about this very important to prevent it. This is not the 1st time that theres really such as use children as a human shed. But this time is different than the previous times because they used it. I guess it features it in the same time as a, as you mentioned and very bar. Yes. Coordinates of its too much. Thats what youre going to collect at the, from the i what this is from the agenda themselves. That dean is both to blue to open the front of the search as wide as cause usually with does very do. So it does, it did said if you do camps, usually that means subject to the throng, his thoughts are from the committee. It is may be some funds shifting. Sure, thanks. So system. So think again. So just then that jump in for be in the front of the beam in holly, this is or their life even more than one of the for the that also is the use of the boys. And they play the boys in the machine guns on this. How does this talk to should in Different Directions inside their caps . So youve got an image in it just in the age of 2013 use or in subject to such kind of this month. Im sure thank you from a short. That is, and of course, having them form and dime by pushing them to be in this is that the move up being in to force us because if im it is to get out or so to search and then that is the, the house is the 1st thing to do the work of the so just in order to keep the searches in the system please was attempted in a, in that higher just give us a sense guy that the t of the to being being the about without being in gym to be that been getting because be a, theyve been subject to because now make us understand why do you think these riley soldiers would use children . This human shields while reading it as a refugee camp. This is because they use them in order to protect themselves. So this is the area to, to see if there is any gun mom dead or they just need to blow general folding. So they use them in the sense. So this is the separate act. This is nothing new practice. As i said, it is yours. Uh whats, but it of the many times we documented it and its gonna send the content to the ent and this in the law as a way to correct. Now it is right, that is accused him nice of using so many ends as human shields. But then their obligations of ease rodney so does doing that very thing that they complain about vague is, will appear as people critical here obviously of course is right is i can see that the only steps in the web address think im just getting into is really what is that a good is right and is in the system ethically by lifting the just the rights the and im going of course to which one did they use the approval then that causing the others that they are doing . Thats why the, the next thing it has to be and not as im going to take a little bit or depth as anatomy itself or to see. But gordon, its the that now is role that has been accused of committing atrocities, you know, large scale what, why dont the International Community find it so challenging to stop israel from going ahead with this crimes that have these been accused of a legalistic look. The community, if there is a political with the account 1st as a means you have to to stop the genocide and gives up the crimes on the grounds. Guys are going to have those back, but unfortunately it is right. It is live on the front of benefits and because of that was 7 or 10 channel was 10. But to see the hippa crusty, the government is funded and in this is, is a, is received it as a kind of addiction. And as again, like to continue the crime, because basically there is no, i dont have it. All right, we have to let me hear now college because my general director of defense for Children International. Thank you for your insight here. Thanks very much. Now is rodney settlers have set fire to reduce the headquarters of the United Nations agency for palestinian refugees. He was a 3rd austin, the attack in recent days of the latest incident occurred after the organizations westbank direct to confirmed that the office was reopening in an exclusive interview with r t o 3, the main office. The apparently seniors or a letter was down. I see it another bilingual tag when the compound was set on fire and they had stated that it was closed temporarily pending the restoration of proper security. We are the 1st journalist on the ground as the agency is about to announce that its reopened. This whole thing was a brush fire all the way down. It started around this bus stop area and we have it all on cctv us. Yeah, we saw the yeah, yeah. So that makes when something something, something an incendiary. I dont know what it was and it came all the way. It went very fast and the fire came all the way down this way. So in this a very densely populated residential area, apartment buildings everywhere, and then we had a 2nd fire 2 hours later. And the other end of the compound or small fire was contained quickly. But it was very close to the petrol tank because we have a fuel station. Yeah. So it petrol and diesel tank there. And that that would have been a nightmare because it would be a huge explosion, right . Thousands of leaders of fuel myself as a director, i grabbed the fire extinguisher from my office and ran down to the fire and i was putting out the fire myself. And you know, its crazy in retrospect, but i was holding the, for the fire extinguisher at the base of one of the big flames and shielding myself is a smoke, was tremendous because this is like a wildfire. So heavy smoke couldnt see. And while im spring i was being hit by stones. Oh wow. I was being stolen by the, by the local community which is complete madness. You know, but the fans is so high, so it is high. But the systems that went through, you know, smaller stones and then a lot of people are up in the balconies here in this residential block, watching what was going on, you know, clamping down was on the phone, right . Is a service organization, whatever they were yelling. So i think they were watching it as if it was like a, you know, football match or something the office has been temporarily closed. I was, it was sad that it will remain closed until securities restored, correct . Yeah. Now we are as far as i understand the 1st during this on the ground. When you are about to announce that it reopened so secure which is restored now you feel safe. So thursday night this will happen. Thursday night last week. Yep. We close the office that evening and friday we we work on monday to friday schedule in the duracell office. And this is the west Bank Field Office supporting the west bank and East Jerusalem. Friday we were closed. We did have an emergency meeting of our donors and partners that day to explain exactly what happens and to also communicate the severity of this. This isnt our send attack on a un installation in a city, in a very busy city. And so we were the, i think they understood and were really grateful for the, the, the statements made by all of our different member states, understanding the severity and we close in order to assess a number of things. We had to assess all the, any of the damage. We had to check the, all the hoses, the water hoses, fire hoses, some of them had a defective nozzles. We fix that. We had to recharge and replace fire extinguishers that we had to use during the fire. So we had to do a number of things like that. We increased our security around the compound. We double checked, all of the cameras are still working because sometimes the smoke can affect the cameras. So all of that was was done. We made our official complaint and report to the police or doing the investigation. We had a meeting today with the police, as i said, no way we did what we feel we could in order to reopen the office today, which we did. That sounds to me like you are expecting more tags and like the threat is still there, the injury still there, but you are just better prepared. They were better prepared. Yeah. And i really hope that it is calm down. So, you know, i, i really think the police understood the severity of this, youre in the middle of the Orthodox Community here, and you said youve been always the neighbors. Absolutely much. Yeah. So what happened when did change . Its really strange actually because weve never had any issues at all of any kind with the community thats here. Nothing. They have their, their lives. Then we go about our business. This is an office. You know, this is not a busy bustling place. People come in on buses and car as they do their job and then they go home at the end of the day. So its actually quite quiet as a, as a, as an office is quite large. But its, you know, with different offices and warehouses and things like that disturbing. Yeah. Yeah. But its not a disturbing, noisy place. So nothing at all. Um, but i think lately theres been a lot of intense rhetoric and the media statements made by political figures. A lot of attacks on, on right, as an organization that we are somehow we are home us or we are, you know, part of the problem and part of the conflict when were not, were a mandated you an agency to provide services to the palestinians until theres a just solution to the conflict. So were a political in a way caught up in this very political situation. And that i think is what happens is that the community often children and others in the, in the neighborhood has now been, i dont know instrumental lives or something has now been pulled into this conflict. And theyre seeing all of these demonstrations and theyre somehow getting involved in a way which is very violent. The under, within israel towards another was started building of their earlier this year is row claims that over a dozen employees of the un bugging to called and they have mass let attack back in october, which resulted in hundreds of civilians and military mode and scores kidnapped under what has repeatedly denied all that they gave sions, but is really wrong to an activists have started stage in multiple protests in front of the agencies offices ever since. So we think the taxpayers are coming from this community because when we get say a lot. Yeah, because we said kids on bicycles riding around. Others that came and were in front of the of the compound is kind of a mix of people. Some that were seem to be more local and others that were coming in from, from settlements. Um, you know, we had even one uh, one adult that was in a kind of military uniform. Didnt look very official but, and kind of Army Fatigues with the rifle. So when you start adding angry people, rocks sticks, guns that its very dangerous. And so were hopeful that all of this remains. Tom, you are responsible for on the activity and look at, look at the kids. Yeah, yep. Yep. So some kids that are just going by. Yeah. Yeah. But theres always what they were, and i didnt know that theres always a lot of a lot of outage showing here. And thats how they say, hello the throw in stone. Yeah. But the kids that are probably bored and somehow feel that they need to be involved in some kind of i dont know what rebellion there is a fence here and its supposed to protect us, but they, they take usually small stones that go through easily. But well get this thats a big one and that would really hurt you if it is. Oh my god is over the fence. Yeah, some of them i think should be placed on was this now waiting for the change from there by the kids . Thats what they need while youre doing this