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00:00Delegations have started arriving in Alaska for the upcoming meeting between Russian President

00:14Vladimir Putin and his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump.

00:21The Venezuelan government unveiled new evidence of the destabilizing terrorist acts planned

00:27by the far-right opposition with the support of the United States administration.

00:36And talks on securing a global treaty to combat plastic pollution have failed to reach an agreement at the United Nations.

00:49Hello and welcome to From the South. My name is Belen de los Santos.

00:53I'm from the tercer studios in Havana, Cuba. We begin with the news.

00:57We now begin with the information.

01:08Delegations have started arriving in Alaska for the upcoming meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin

01:14and his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump.

01:17An IL-96 aircraft from the Special Russia Squadron arrived this Thursday at Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport in Alaska,

01:28carrying top Russian officials and journalists.

01:31The meeting will take place at the Elmendorf-Richardson military base with a personal encounter between both heads of state.

01:39Upon arrival, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov assured that Russia will enter the meeting with a clear, understandable position to present.

01:49We never plan ahead. We know that we have arguments, a clear, understandable position.

02:03We will present it. A lot has already been done during Steve Wyckoff's visits.

02:07President Putin said this, and Wyckoff spoke on behalf of President Trump.

02:12I hope today we will continue this very useful conversation.

02:18For its part, U.S. President Donald Trump departed Washington for Alaska on Friday,

02:24where he underscored the high level of respect on both sides ahead of the talks.

02:30We get along. There's a good respect level on both sides, and I think, you know, something's going to come of it.

02:40I notice he's bringing a lot of business people from Russia, and that's good.

02:45I like that because they want to do business, but they're not doing business.

02:47And to go deeper into this context, we now welcome international analyst Ermelinda Malkot.

02:56Thank you, Ermelinda, for joining us in From the South.

03:00Hello. Thank you very much for inviting me.

03:04It's a pleasure to have you with us.

03:06And Ermelinda, first of all, what can we expect from this meeting?

03:11Will relevant announcements regarding the situation in Ukraine be announced likely today,

03:16or is this just one more step in the talks, in the negotiations?

03:23Well, I think it's neither of those.

03:25I think it might be one more step, but it's probably just a contact-making between the two presidents of the United States and Russia.

03:36It is interesting when you see, for example, the composition of the Russian delegation.

03:42It gives you an upside of what is going on.

03:46You have, of course, the president of Russia, Vladimir Putin.

03:50You have the foreign minister, Lavrov.

03:53You have the defense minister, Belarusov.

03:55But you also have Dimitriyev, which is head of the representative for investment.

04:00And you have the finance minister, Silanov, and also Ushakov, the geopolitical counselor for Putin.

04:11So it is not, if you compare it to the composition of the delegation that was in Turkey, it's quite different.

04:20In Turkey, it was made mostly of military person.

04:23And in that case, you have mostly people concerned with economy.

04:29So it might be a first contact, and it will be probably a discussion about economy and economical relations.

04:37So opening and setting the basis of what can be, yes, a first step on things that can be assured and not difficult discussion today.

04:51Interestingly, what you were saying, I was just wondering, so economically and politically,

04:57what would be the first effects of a potential end to the conflict in Ukraine, for example, in Europe,

05:05but in the world, in terms of how will it affect the markets, for example, what's happening after that?

05:14Well, I think that the end of the conflict in Ukraine is not for tomorrow.

05:18We still have a lot to do, because it's obvious that Ukraine is not willing to accept the terms of Russia,

05:26and Russia is on a forced position.

05:28So the conflict will last for quite a few months, at least,

05:34because the objective of Russia is to secure its security in the European continent.

05:40So when that is not achieved, the conflict and the war in Ukraine will not end.

05:46For the overall economic result, if the war were to end,

05:52well, it's foreseeing a little bit too long, because we will be advancing with the BRICS.

06:01We have seen India in capacity to say no to the United States, to the tariff.

06:07We are having some technical issues and lost contact with Ermelinda Malkar,

06:17international analyst that was helping us to analyze,

06:21to go over this summit that will take place in just a few hours in Alaska,

06:27as the president of the United States and the president of Russia are set to meet in Alaska.

06:33We have Ermelinda back with us.

06:36Ermelinda, do you hear us?

06:37Yes, yes, I do.

06:39Excellent.

06:40So you were saying, of course, that if an end to the conflict happens,

06:45it will happen in some months.

06:48That, of course, and I think that this point was very important,

06:52the conflict in Ukraine, the objectives of Russia have to do with its own security,

06:58and that is not going to change on just some talks with the United States,

07:03something that, for example, Donald Trump has insisted on since his campaign,

07:08that he had the ability with a few talks to put an end to the conflict.

07:12Of course, it is much deeper than that.

07:15Asking you about what this new stage of relations between the U.S. and Russia means,

07:21how are you looking at this re-approachment?

07:26Well, what happened is that lots of, if we talk about security,

07:31lots of the infrastructure that has been built during the Cold War for military and nuclear security in the world

07:41has been destructed mostly by the United States.

07:44They have got out of most of the agreements about nuclear forces, intermediary nuclear forces, etc.

07:53So also the START treaty has to be renegotiated, which is a very important treaty for nuclear security around the world.

08:01So I think that those bases might be beginning to be discussed,

08:07because in February 2026, the START treaty ends.

08:11So I think that on that level, we would have some advances also, maybe.

08:17I mean, not today, but the discussion will be at least on the table for further negotiation.

08:24Then on the discussion of economic relations with Russia and the United States,

08:30well, Russia is, they don't trust the United States.

08:35They have been extremely clear on that.

08:38They might have a dialogue with Donald Trump,

08:40but they very well know that what they call the neocons,

08:44which means the more bellicists of the state,

08:47are not willing to have an agreement with Russia.

08:50So they know that it will be very short-term agreement they have with Donald Trump,

08:55and they put the egg on the brick basket and the multipolar world basket,

09:00which they are developing very actively, and also the dollarization.

09:05So this is the, they have discussions,

09:07but they are building other things on the side,

09:10because it's what matters for them.

09:13It's clear.

09:14So finally, Melinda, before we wrap up,

09:17I wanted to ask you your opinion on how could these talks impact the rest of the world?

09:23And specifically, I'm thinking of the Global South,

09:26while Russia is positioning itself as a strategic partner of many countries

09:32and most important countries in the Global South.

09:34And at the same time, the U.S. is showing a display of aggression against,

09:39I'm thinking, for example, Latin American countries in particular.

09:42How are you viewing this contradiction or apparent contradiction?

09:49Well, I think it's an apparent contradiction.

09:52Russia needs absolutely to have those dialogues with the United States,

09:56because they will be controlling most of the very important parts of Ukraine,

10:01and they want an international recognition,

10:03and they cannot go for it without the dialogue with the United States.

10:07So they still are an important country, even if they are declining a lot.

10:13So this is why those discussions are about.

10:15They want to secure their position in Ukraine,

10:18and they need to have the United States on the table for that.

10:21But they will, they still are developing the relations with,

10:26or bilaterally with the other countries.

10:28And, for example, if you take the recent threat against Venezuela,

10:35but also Mexico and Colombia,

10:37I think that Russia still is a great ally.

10:40Of course, it's a country that has its own interests,

10:43and they will work for them first.

10:45But the alliance that has been built between Russia and China,

10:49which is a very strong one,

10:51is not to be ended easily.

10:54I don't think that the United States can end it.

10:56And this is the basis for a new construction of a multi-polar world.

11:01It is, it will evolve, of course.

11:03It's not, it's a transitional situation,

11:06and the cross-correlation will be determined

11:09by also the position of other countries in the South.

11:12But it still is a great ally to have,

11:17especially when the, well, the United States is willing to,

11:22not willing to end this war and willing to begin new ones.

11:27Thank you so much, Ermelinda, once again,

11:31for joining us here in From the South,

11:33and also allowing us to better understand

11:35this situation and its possible impacts.

11:40Thank you very much for the invitation.

11:42That was international analyst Ermelinda Malkat

11:45with us in From the South.

11:47And now we have a second short break coming up.

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11:55news updates, and much more.

11:57We'll be right back. Stay with us.

12:25Welcome back to From the South,

12:26as we continue with more information.

12:28In this case, we go to Palestine.

12:31As the death toll from Israel's genocide in Gaza

12:33has now reached the 61,776 civilians,

12:39mostly women and children,

12:41while the number of wounded exceeds the 154,000.

12:45In these last 24 hours,

12:48medical sources in the coastal enclave

12:49confirmed the death of four more Palestinians

12:52due to hunger and malnutrition caused by the Zionist regime's aid blockade,

12:57making the total number of hunger-related deaths 239,

13:02that is, including 106 children.

13:05In addition, health authorities reported 32 civilians were killed

13:09in Israeli attacks across Gaza,

13:12including 13 people that were seeking aid.

13:15And the government of Venezuela unveiled on Thursday

13:25new evidence of the terrorist attacks planned in the country

13:28by the far-right opposition

13:29with the support of the United States administration.

13:32The Minister of the Interior, Justice and Peace

13:35of the South American nation, Diosdado Cabello,

13:37declared authorities have seized a new arsenal of explosives,

13:41including over 100 electronic detonators,

13:44in the northeastern state of Anzoategui,

13:48prompting further in-depth investigations.

13:51According to the ongoing probe,

13:53the explosives would have been used

13:55in planned attacks on oil facilities,

13:58hospitals, and main arteries

14:00in densely populated cities.

14:02In this regard, Cabello recalled foiled plants

14:05in Plaza Venezuela in Caracas,

14:07as well as in the monumental stadium in Maturin,

14:11in the state of Monagas.

14:19And former Colombian President Ernesto Samper

14:22expressed his rejection of Donald Trump's interventionist policies

14:26against Latin American countries.

14:28Let's listen.

14:28President Trump, king, pure hands of Latin America,

14:35don't mess with the justice system

14:37that is punishing Jair Bolsonaro in Brazil

14:40and trying Álvaro Uribe in Colombia.

14:43Do not treat the president of Venezuela like a rival

14:45and do not even think about sending troops to the region

14:48because it will unleash a war with painful consequences.

14:52Panama is not yours or the United States,

14:55nor are Maldivas or Guantanamo.

14:57They never have been, and they never will be.

15:01End the genocidal blockade of Cuba and Venezuela.

15:04Stop persecuting Latin American migrants

15:07as if they were animals.

15:10Stay away from us.

15:11Take your hands off Latin America.

15:13Salvadoran President Ney Bukele appointed military captain Carla Trigueros

15:20as the minister of education, replacing Jose Mauricio Pineda,

15:23who was in office since February of 2022.

15:27Through his official account on eggs,

15:28the president justified the decision highlighting the academic and military career of Trigueros,

15:34which he alleged demonstrates her capacity for leadership

15:37and her level of commitment to promote a profound transformation in the educational system.

15:42Trigueros had previously served as medical advisor to the Military Health Command

15:47and was responsible for executing logistics plan for the reception,

15:52conservation, and distribution of COVID-19 vaccines.

15:57In Bolivia, President Luis Arce swore in the new high command of the armed forces,

16:11reminding them of their constitutional mandate to uphold democracy.

16:15During the ceremony, Rear Armando Gustavo Primitivo Aníbal Escobar

16:19was sworn in as commander of the armed forces

16:22and Brigadier General Chairman Mario Semte took office as chief of staff.

16:27The president gave them the mission of maintaining peace and governance.

16:32He warned that ignoring the supreme constitutional values would be a great failure.

16:37In addition, President Arce urged citizens to reflect and go to the polls this Sunday,

16:42also ratifying his commitment to carry out a democratic and orderly transition

16:48to hand over the country's leadership to the new authorities

16:52who receive the support of the population.

17:02We want to state that the distinguished generals who are being sworn in today

17:09have a mission in addition to the constitutional mandate of preserving democracy

17:15and respecting the political constitution of the state,

17:18to maintain peace and governance in the state,

17:23and fundamentally to guarantee the stability of all legally and democratically constituted governments.

17:30To ignore these supreme constitutional values

17:34would be a great failure to the Bolivian people,

17:39and we are sure that this will not happen.

17:43The place of the armed force is alongside their people.

17:48And Argentina experiences inflationary acceleration exceeding 1.6% in June

17:54and 1.5% in May, bringing year-on-year inflation to 36.6%.

18:00This is data from the National Institute of Statistics and Censuses

18:04that's showing inflation in Argentina accelerated to 1.9% in July.

18:10The Argentine Center for Political Economics analysis of INDEC data

18:15shows the categories that are contributing the most to this increase.

18:19Recreation and culture rose 4.8%, while fruits and vegetables recorded

18:24a notable increase of 10.4% and 4.5%, respectively.

18:30This data are presented in a context where the government of Javier Millet

18:34maintains control over the U.S. dollar.

18:37Wages are regulated below prices, and there has been a notable recession in sales.

18:42We have a second short break coming up now,

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19:02Final short break. Don't go away.

19:12Welcome back to From the South.

19:29In Switzerland, talks on securing a global treaty to combat plastic pollution

19:34have failed to reach an agreement at the United Nations.

19:37The talks towards a legally binding instrument on tackling plastic pollution

19:41opened on August 5th and had been originally scheduled to close on Thursday 14th in Geneva

19:49after five failed rounds of talks over the past two and a half years.

19:54The draft presented by the chair of the negotiation committee, Luis Valles Valdivieso,

19:59did not limit plastic production or addresses chemical used in plastic products,

20:04causing it to be marked non-acceptable by the European Union

20:08and rejected by most participant countries and organizations.

20:13On the other hand, oil-producing states want the treaty to focus primarily on waste management.

20:25And thousands of people have been forced to evacuate

20:28after record temperatures across Europe caused forest fires throughout the Mediterranean.

20:32Greece, Spain and Portugal have all ordered mass evacuations

20:37after fires reached cities and towns in all three countries.

20:41In Portugal, thousands of firefighters continue to battle wildfires as flames laid up the night sky.

20:48The country is under a state of alert until Sunday

20:51due to the weather forecast and the extreme risk of fires.

20:56At least 15 firefighters have been hospitalized

20:59or received medical attention for burns, smoke, inhalation, or exhaustion.

21:05Two young people accused of starting the fire in the Patras district of Siena

21:12were arrested late Wednesday night as well.

21:15We now move on to other topics.

21:26In Japan, August 15th marks the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II

21:31with a ceremony in honor of the millions of people who lost their lives as a result of the war.

21:37Approximately 4,500 people, including officials, family members,

21:42and descendants of the more than 3 million victims of the tragedy

21:46gathered at the national ceremony held at the Budokan Hall in Tokyo.

21:51A minute of silence was held in their honor

21:53and speakers urged the international community to advocate for a peaceful world free of nuclear weapons.

22:00The end of World War II came just six days after the United States launched two nuclear missiles

22:07at the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, killing approximately 200,000 people.

22:14And in Japan, protests continue against the presence of U.S. soldiers in the Okinawa Island

22:30and their human rights abuses against the population.

22:34Although 80 years have passed since the end of World War II,

22:37protesters continue demanding an end to the foreign military presence on the island.

22:42For decades, demonstrators have denounced that local residents are victims of multiple aggressions,

22:47including sexual abuse by U.S. soldiers.

22:51Gathered in front of the Ministries of Defense and Foreign Affairs,

22:54protesters have systematically denounced the sustained presence of foreign military personnel on the territory

23:00as a violation of national sovereignty.

23:04The Democratic People's Republic of Korea celebrated on Friday the 80th anniversary of its liberation

23:18with numerous activities, several of which were attended by the General Secretary of the Workers' Party, Kim Jong-un.

23:25At the main event in Pyongyang's Victory Square, the head of State Affairs Committee

23:30and Russian delegation led by the head of the State Duma, Byerseslav Bolodin, were present.

23:38The opening act paid tribute to former President Kim Il-sung,

23:42who led the fights against the Japanese colonialism and founded the Democratic Republic of Korea.

23:48Prior to the closing ceremony, Bolodin read a message from President Vladimir Putin

23:53in which he reiterated his commitment to the Strategic Partnership Treaty

23:58signed by him and Kim Jong-un in June of last year.

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