Rachel ruble live in moscow. Youre watching r t international. The group of 7 countries has dropped a joint communique aiming to bolster ukraines air defenses by cutting rushes Energy Revenues and confiscating its a frozen assets. Over the past 10 years, western countries have imposed increasingly harsh sanctions on russia. But moscow still remains a top and Global Supplier of gas oil and select minerals and mining operations. For example, in 2023 alone e u countries double the imports of Russian Nuclear fuel compared to the year before our to contributor rachel marston, things deeper into the reality of europes ability to curve rushes, revenues of the g 7 foreign ministers, nothing copy italy, this week and was a big items on the agenda was dropped a level letter to their girlfriends. We ukrainian president vladimir zalinski. The basically consisted of telling off the rest of the entire world outside of the quote that still has not abided by their demands to stop buying things from russia. We will continue to apply significant pressure on russian revenues from energy and other sectors. We call on all countries to reduce their imports from russia, which are supporting its war. We will continue to take steps to tighten compliance and enforcement of the oil price cap. We will respond to price capt Violations Including by imposing additional sanctions, measures on those engaged in deceptive practices while transporting, rushing oil. So theyre sticking it to put in by using their own citizens as blue dollars, basically sticking it to those citizens, right in their cost of living with no ones insight to high inflation as a result of energy being factored in. To the cost of everything in the supply chain, and by sticking it to their citizens, they figure theyre sticking it to pretend. And now what theyre saying is that theyre going to crack down on that, the dirty cheaters, violating the price cap of 60. 00 a barrel for russian oil that they impose basically to peer pressure like in high school on their little club of allied nations. Back in december 2022. So this is the same price caps that a bunch of countries have been conveniently lapse about by purchasing oil from their countries like india. For example, oil that just may have had a rushing identity before it immigrated to india. Then mingled with other oil molecules there and then have the absolutely nerve to just come ashore and they, these western nations like for example, European Countries where citizens are supposed to be sticking it to coach and by taking short showers, going on almost 3 years now. So all these g 7 countries signed onto this level letters as well and see what the same time playing footsie under the table with russia g 7 number japan, for example, hit a 7 year monthly record of russian liquefied natural gas imports just last december. And just last month, those in ports were nearly 43 percent for december of 2020 to tokyo. As for Ministry Said earlier this week, the japan was staying the course on joint oil and gas projects with russia on soft to lean islands that are critical which enters security. The meanwhile, for all the noise they make about sanctions, violators and band and count violators. Its not like they stopped importing gas from us, or they just replaced their russian pipeline gas. It works with russian l. N g, a 1000000000. 00 worth of russian architect liquefied natural gas into the every month to be exact. In 2023, the block was actually still importing 15 percent of its pipeline gas from russia. Well, thats down from 45 percent. That russian gas the price, if its in ports before the conflict in ukraine, it still might come as a bit of a shock to people who are actually listening to brussels. Brag about how they were sticking it to put in by depriving an Energy Revenues that they were still importing any pipeline gas at all. Now add to that the n g o Global Witness reporting last year that the you really just pivoted to importing russian liquefied natural gas and stuff. Pipeline gas with russian elegy imports into the ege of the 40 percent. Since the onset of the conflict, even more than in each of the previous 2 years. Yes, no one told french president a menu and my call back in march of 2022. Sounds like people using russian gas to heat their homes, their cooks and by gets in france, may as well be personally carpet bombing ukraine sort of policy. Finally, russia has already started to cut off gas supplies by closing the north stream. One pipeline of work. Thats a very clear message and they will use gas as a width and the will that we will meet do without russian gas completely. They dont clean so fast forward to present day by the way, french elegy from russia is up 75 percent in the 1st few months of this year compared to a year ago. And remember a few months ago that michael said he expected a gary in Prime Minister victor or bon to act like he european when it comes to ukraines interest and fall in line with the establishment agenda. Well, it turns out that its france and not hungry. That was actually russias top customer for elegy last february. Not sure who has been taking all the long, hot showers in france, but the country is paid 600000000 euros to russia for gas supply so far this year. As for germany, its the getting russian gas from its neighbors. Kind of like its your next door neighbor came over with a jerry can and ho and took the gas of via cars, chang while complaining what into moral dirt bag, wherever he was, sites reading it out and the netherlands and belgium being the dirt bag dealers of rushing gas in this case. Anyway, its average germans who are paying for the price the virtue signaling in any case, then this including yourself. We urgently need to ensure that germany has cheap energy again. And i wonder why other countries for examples of have no problem importing russian oil or gas with germany does this to, by the way, the germany is currently doing it in a particularly stupid and expensive and environmental li, damaging way. We get the oil via india and we get the gas, the liquid gas by a belgium. It would be more obvious to use the pipeline. Then it would be much cheaper. It really has announced that it will replace rushing gas with other countries gas like as of by signs, for example, by 2025, which actually has a bunch on has been important gas from russia itself since 2022. So it looks like europe will have to police mingling molecules again in that case the Russian Foreign minister seemed surprised. This is a lease announcement suggesting that he believes in ports of actually been heading in the opposite direction from his rhetoric to see sure. So need the probably claim they got rid of the russian gases, but in fact, exports had been growing to many countries, including france and italy. Literally recently had to lead reported to ensure a safe plan to reduce the share of russian gas and their consumption from 90 percent to 0. Within 3 years german chancellor schoultz did the same but presenting it as a victory to his voters. So saying, germany has dramatically reduced to dependence on Russian Energy resources and will soon be completely independent. But nobody mentions the price theyre paying for this space. Russian elegy imports also reached a record high in april of 2023. And it happens to send out its supply for re export to italy and france. So it really does look like if the g 7 is meant, as they say about policing breaches of their Russian Energy bands. It really doesnt look like it will cost very much for them to travel to investigate. They can pretty much just stay home, open up the tomato and have a good luck. The International Monetary fund, warrens bad confiscating frozen reserves could be stabilized the entire Global Financial system to prevent this for us and director of the i, m f. C, your Pin Department alford camera, and foot size the need for strong legal justification for any action on seizing rushes and mobilized reserves is taken. The chad has demanded. The us leave us air base and the country thats according to a letter sent by the nations air force chief, our to is know who you can get. It has more. This is the latest in the series soft stalemate. So cs goes and even outside defeats that have come to horn to americas cool. Um, so cold, the global war on terror on the african continent of what we have seen is a copy of one of the lead to the, sent to the French Embassy in tad to circulating on ex, outlining how to of a stop. It just means demands that you is to provide the rich an agreement in justification that to you is forces that should be on the edge. You could say a base in the mean that shots air force as ask them every can to provide the documents or but thats what agreements just to find their presence at a g co say advice in response to 2 agreements ruined on Logistical Support and the personnel between our 2 states, but shots as voice did not receive justifications or the us presence. Just add force, ask the us defense at the sheer to immediately stop the activities at the g co say at base. This development is key, considering that this is the, the 2nd country is the reason to keep america out. In lots of this, the, the United States was forced to stop in the military operation of a new z. Last, i need to go see the, the american presence of the territory of the republic of news here is a legal violates all the constitutional and democratic rules which would require the silver and people, notably solely to elected officials to become solid as on the installation of a for an army in its territory, the government of new year taking into account the aspirations and interest of its people and besides, was full responsibility to denounce was immediate. The fact the agreement relating to the status of military person, all the United States and civilian employees, of the American Department of defense in the territory of the republic of each year like the Spokes Person stating that the agreement is not only profound. Gmc and it is, but it does not lead the aspirations an interest often easier in people because of the sleep. It forces me to pay both related to tax is an American Military aircraft, which must be paid regularly and which cost me shame. In 6th period, billions of ca, from then the competence of you said when i started to have no information on military activities carried out from american bases in the z. And im a wave of the civilian envelopes fees, um pet. So now as well as the American Equipment deployed on the news areas, soil, its been clear for quite some time now thats miss a does not want a permanent Foreign Military presence on, on its territory. Even though the u. S. Had just agreed to eventually withdrawal, right . Now, it had been hanging on to its last best to contact here was outposts in width and africa for quite some time. Well, continuously blaming russia for its detailed racing in africa, the Russian Federations, uh narrative drowned out the Us Government in the past years. They were excel and the Russian Federation stoked a lot of the instability across this the how they did this through misinformation this information campaigns. So i see how we will double down in our efforts is through our own information campaign. But mass flip our assurance efforts, a Russian Federation is really trying to take over the Central Africa as well as the ssl within africa. The Russian Federation wants to establish a ground game that resembles a start Se Partnership program, but it doesnt have the values and doesnt have the values of Democratic Values of, of what we bring sides. That is the intrinsic values for stability, security, and security, security and prosperity with our african partners. The pentagon has been criticized even for abandoning its soldiers in new z. Would many people, austin, how does a group of american soldiers, who the Defense Department officials insisted were in the country simply to trade, to advise and to assist me is, is minutes each suddenly gets sent to search a trigger risk time for a match, the risk of missing, then they had it missing the plan to carry out or did the mission. And why would the americans equipped with the heavy width is the and we looked uh, bullet proof vehicles in and talked to territories in new jersey. Its exactly that incident thats been re ignited a longstanding argument over the spaulding, and often opaque will afford to buy american troops around the world. Even then, members of the congress from both part you said they knew little about the American Military presence in the z. The bite and administration in the state department are engaged in a massive cover up. They are hiding the true conditions on the ground of Us Diplomatic relations and knowledge under effectively abandoning our troops in that country with no help in sight. I didnt know there was 1000 troops in nigeria. This is an endless will, without boundaries, no limitation on time or geography. We dont know exactly where, where its in the world militarily and what were doing. The u. S. Knows that the war on terror is a big failure in africa, fall from reducing the violence that it always makes noise about. In fact, the results of you is, assistance in Africa Speaks for themselves. And a recent report in the indicated, not so long ago, the diamonds on the african continent is far worse. Then when the u. S. Military came in to help the african continent to revealing that dates from um, terrorism in africa have skyrocketed to more than 100000 pacific during the u as well in terra. And at this point, the u. S. May get salvage something in tad, but if it exists that lots necessarily be a tragedy which had the same way, its exit is not a tragedy for new z water levels in the temple river in the russian city of corvette and have started to go down after reaching record highs as the city struggles with ongoing flooding. Locals and, and g o is, are doing everything they can to help our kids make them at the child. Reports from the scene in the city, oregon is balancing on the brink of being submerged at the moment. Level so forth in the temple re with which the c 2 lies. One is a reason to almost can meet us or whatnot, and this is the point of no return because most of the cities dams are 10 meters high. More than 15000 people have already been evacuated to safety from the flooded areas from the villages or the Side Community is just outside the city. Many have left their homes with nothing. They need help. They need basic necessities, such as food, water, mad, simple clothes. The government is stepping in, but some groups, such as the elderly or bill since with limited liability need extra help. And jewish like russian red cross will cease to self care to do what they can. Because i believe it, even as we requested humanitarian aid from the red cross Central Office in advance with for actually brought it in and stored. We now have about 200 sets in stock, which we can deliver to people in temporary Accommodation Centers or other places. We need our psychologist, provide assistance to those affected by the floods ive lived including my whole life, of course flooding. Theres nothing new for us, but the level of preparation for this flood was unprecedented. Well have time to leave after when everything passes. But now we need to get ourselves together and do everything that is required of us. So it does not do so. So what are the we have individual aid kits. Heads help the victims of the temporary accommodation center. We also have a wheelchair to take liability. People out for a walk help comes from carrying locals and businesses. We would like to say thank you to all the people who donated because now we need to very much for the developers, pretty much the despite all the efforts made, crisis disrupt sleif and to see to many displaced. Infrastructure may collapse and logistics and disorder locals increasingly reliant on 8 pulling t as of providing food, water and clothes. But the scale of problems the see to face is much wide and many are willing to help the municipality. This is the year we prepare backs with sand to allow them and the car center plays them. The other them gave them a bridge. His students and volunteers helped to do the job. The task was to prepare 10000 backs and we have exceeded that target almost around the city always needs help people who him nearby also come and help us. We always do this so that the nearest houses are not funded. Carter says to its good that some people the one time and took care of the animals someone else calls for help to to rescue animals. We do them out of the village houses while the roads were still dry. No, its more difficult to do because the water has arrived and we just save them from the water. Every day, more people are being evacuated from flooded areas, but the truth scale of the disaster is via to be full assessed. The man has warned over 40 kilometers long wave approach and the cd, but the locals are remain calm and hope that with a joint effort they can overcome. The biggest challenge, michigan has faced in more than history men, which ive auntie, called them now to india, where the 1st phase of the countries marathon election cycle is complete. India, the general election will be held in 7 stages over the next to 6 weeks. And r t is hosting special coverage of the major event. The polls in the 1st phase of the 6 week long general election in india closed on friday evening as voters casting ballots across 21 states and the territories. The