riot police moved in on the main antigovernment protests removing barricades in kiev authorities say protesters are not the target of the opposition disagrees. russia's foreign minister is in iran to follow up on last month's diplomatic breakthrough which saw an easing of international sanctions in exchange for a slowing of to iran's nuclear program. and israel is against the easing of sanctions against iran calling it a threat to the region while refusing to give up or even acknowledge its own weapons of mass destruction.

the world's top headlines live from moscow it's auntie international with me rule resew from the entire news team here welcome to the program. now when ukraine riot police have moved on to the capital's main square the main site of anti-government protests the opposition claims this is an attempt to disperse the crowds the authorities insist they're only trying to remove barricades blocking traffic in the center of kiev we're going to go is that independence square now joins us live here on the. radio it's good to see you it would seem that you know throughout the night hours in the wee hours of the morning the crowds have not dissipated on a stand in fact they might even be growing. that is correct as a matter of fact there have been calls coming in throughout the night while after the riot police as well as the internal military forces have been pulled into morsy square there have been the messages on twitter on facebook accounts because saying

everybody who lives in kiev should come in and join forces with those who are staying in the independence square people actually have been coming it doesn't look like they're doing that at the moment what's important to note right now is that several of the buses with right police have approached city council which was essentially taken hostage by the of the opposition by the protesters they have gone inside and by they i mean the riot police and so for us and so i thought this point at least one third of the people who were here at the independence square have moved over to the city council which is literally just a couple hundred meters away from the square of bots the authorities are saying again that their main their main objective is to clear the streets for traffic in the city which has been essentially standing at a standstill for a week even more than that and also to clear a two two hour clear how the government buildings to allow people to do their jobs and it's important to note that we have seen some clashes break out of course

throughout the night till just when the riot police have moved in initially it did look for a little bit like the tension that has been sheer. actually couldn't blow up into something huge an ugly but it didn't as a matter of fact there are. in fact at some places in certain parts of the square the right police actually have pulled back and they're very very very few of the remaining in place and for hours everything here was a status so everybody was on edge it largely because there's been tension being built up by the messages coming in through social media those have been coming in for about a day and half now saying that there will be an assault on. the tent city and on the independence square on the protesters that everybody should praise themselves and people who have been rallying themselves that have been building up tension that doesn't seem like it has broken here now i have been to several hour i have

been this is not the first protest that i'm covering i have seen protests in turkey especially at this summer and i have to say that that's where you could talk about the protesters being really stormed to why the police force who are really intensely they were dispersed here it's not the same it's very very unlike the turkish protests it's rather i would reduce the word hun you could talk about it when you're talking about police and the protesters us standing face to face and yet it's just not quite the same but the opposition wants you to believe that it's incredibly tense and get there out there in full force i mean the opposition representatives there's essentially concert going on and and unlike in turkey there are still there are numerous so western dignitaries there as you have your. european head of diplomacy catherine ashton who's actually in town you have victoria nuland who have been parading through the independence square actually just on tuesday night obviously making their allegiances clear as to with whom they

lie when it comes to choosing between the opposition and the ukrainian democratically elected president this again wasn't the case for example in turkey or any other country that has seen protests as a flight but now my calling for scott actually has been down on the ground when it seemed like all hell was about to break loose and he brings a report that. the protesters have right up until now resisted using force against the police the police have the protesters back wheel in the halls of independence square now we are really all at the heart of the protest movement over the last few weeks so far as i say protesters have resisted using force the police. forced them back and as i say they seemed almost certain the by the end of this evening your thirties are determined not to have any protesters left in this area.

now if you take a look just to my right hand side you can see that's exactly. the barricades well that's you know this is the area that the protest was held right now the place of the protesters but now the police of forms are ok here is you can since my last time saw it right now we're in the area that has been predominantly the area of the the reason of the city that's been held by the protesters over the last week or so but it's quite clear that the police want to try and clear this area but for some reason they've stopped what they are right now the protest on state all continuing and we're left with another slightly tense standoff. i saw he's a postcard right there now the west has already expressed outrage at the actions of ukraine you know authorities at the u.s. secretary of state john kerry who called them unacceptable and the e.u.'s foreign

affairs chief who's in kiev has condemned the alleged show of force we have to get a live report from one of our correspondents in washington in a moment but now the pepe escobar and best good of foreign affairs journalist he says they will be singing a different tune if indeed this kind of demonstration were happening in their own countries. she measures discourse happening in washington like it happened during my wall street do you worry victim horse from zuccotti square in new york schiff this was happening loan to you remember this to the demonstrations in london the last time it happened at the repression was really really part for it's absolutely an accent and acceptable from a western point of view in that you ukraine is re complicated because even the good government they do know is what they want to know how to deal with their protests the three players the only the only ones that really know what they want apparently are the protesters they already said that the different the a ray of political parties and political forces directly said explicitly many times

we want regime change guinea imagine if this was happening in europe or in the us do be branded as a mall and they will be repressed just like here in time to where i am where the protesters here are against a corrupt government by the way silent they have been branded a log way west of corporate media. we spoke to political analyst alexander he sees parallels between how the west is taking sides in ukraine now and what happened ahead of the civil war which led to the breakup of yugoslavia. you know move this thing you're not using this far west. we have a civil war that for years words were actually. i'm seeing a repeat of this unfortunately. i don't see the west having. even the

policy. that's just not so easy to see to be sort of peaceful. or not sure. there's a hole. and of course we will continue bringing you live updates from the ukrainian capital throughout the day on our team to national of course the latest developments as well and the most dramatic footage available for you on our web site on the talk. thanks for joining us today russia's foreign minister is in iran his first official visit there since a diplomatic breakthrough one to iran's nuclear program that was just last month that sanctions are being eased in return for a reduction in the enrichment of uranium over the next six months in a deal that moscow has been pushing hard for a more if and reports from the iranian capital. this is the highest level russian

delegation to visit iran since president hassan rouhani took power bringing with him an approach that has led to a real significant diplomatic movement after just several months in power at the breakthrough talks in geneva early in november the new administration in tiger and agreed to either freeze or curb parts of its nuclear program the payback was limited relieve from the international sanctions which have severely hampered the country's economy already we know that a group of international inspectors has been allowed to visit the iraq plant here in iran which is at the center of suspicions about iran's motives for have a nuclear program it's been shut down surf on for at least six months according to geneva deal of russia's massive is that is key to hold in this together iran's foreign minister has already warned that if the last senate decides to introduce new sanctions and this is something that is now being discussed in america all

diplomatic achievements already reached between the signs will be done and this is very dangerous sergey lavrov russia's foreign minister will seek a sure is that iran is keeping its and off the deal to the next rehabilitation of the international union could include syria in just a month's time diplomats have back to switzerland to participate in geneva to syria peace talks and at this stage all the major powers involved in the protective crisis in this. country will be there but not iran and this is something most who is very concerned about and wants to change it wants to get around involved too that will be another important part of the discussions here integrand today. now a potential forceful intervention in syria was avoided in september after the government agreed to destroy its toxic arsenal but efforts to rid the middle east of chemical weapons are being held up by israel and egypt

a refusal to join the international convention but with syria now on board as little space left for countries to maneuver as ati's polis leader explains. this could soon be a thing of the past is radios queuing for gas masks in the pipeline a recommendation to the cabinet to stop manufacturing them for civilians so is dismantling of its chemical weapons also seems to have lifted the edge of his way to fears of a chemical strike well as a few months ago kids were spilling into the streets today the paranoia has died down. it comes after syria destroyed all of its chemical weapons production facilities the country's on track to eliminate its entire stockpile by the middle of next year the chemical weapons are among the most or of weapons ever known to man and we were made for the world had agreed to abandon that weaponry a long time ago only two countries in the middle east haven't come on board egypt

and israel tell of it is actually signed but not ratified the chemical weapons convention that outlaws the production stockpiling and use of chemical weapons the reason that one there is still some chemical weapons in the region and also. does not want again from reasons of deterrence to reveal and to discover its capabilities tel aviv has always been vague on the topic of chemical weapons according to foreign media reports israel has a stockpile of various weapons but is ready public's always shied away from asking too many questions the same reason if it's security issue we don't have to deal with the differences stablished nor the doing we don't have to do anything about it but with syria out of the picture israel's argument is weaker and the organization

that controls chemical weapons is keeping up the pressure we regulars are sand letters to the non-state parties and encourage you to join. without joining you convention. has no legal mandate to undertake verification activities to verify that but as another chemical weapons arsenal in the middle east is dismantled with the power of diplomacy these way the government is facing growing international pressure to come on board. you're watching international live from moscow still ahead for you this hour deadly looting. after police officers walked out of a low salaries people are taking the chance to raid supermarkets and homes across the country plus. a lot more skeptical now these regulations is disproportionate more rules less business u.k. employers complain brussels trade policies are putting their future at risk also to

come here in the program just a moment a live report from our correspondent in washington d.c. regarding american reactions from the white house regarding the ongoing demonstrations in ukraine there are some of the pictures for you right now from kiev live pictures at independence square. nelson mandela he is almost universally considered one of the greatest individuals of our time he was a prisoner of conscience and a living symbol conquering versity however he was far more complex than most mainstream media are willing to admit mandela's legacy is so much more than merely be a figure of inspiration reconciliation. we

. we. it's all t. international live from moscow thanks for joining us today for the past six or so hours been showing you live pictures for independence square in kiev ukrainian officials are telling police to remove barricades after

a couple of weeks worth of demonstrations that originally started as being pro e.u. integration anti e.u. integration perhaps pro-government and anti government as well and the west has already expressed outrage at the actions of the ukraine you know authorities the u.s. secretary of state john kerry calling them unexceptable let's get more reaction from washington now across live to our tease guy nature can go a good to see you strong words from the u.s. secretary of state. it's not often that you hear the word discuss that from a diplomat you know it's usually reserved for some horrendous event so while john kerry just used used that word to describe the decision of the ukrainian leadership to dismantle protestors barricades in the center of kiev here's what he said the united states expresses its disgust with the decision of ukrainian authorities to meet the peaceful protest and he was my gun square with riot police bulldozers and

baton this rather than with respect for democratic rights and human dignity this response is neither acceptable nor does it be feet democracy said john kerry of course secretary kerry speaks from a position it sounds like he speaks from a position that the u.s. would never do anything like that well apparently he completely forgot about two years ago riot police in the u.s. dismantled pens and arrested hundreds of occupy protesters across the country i'm sure you remember that our viewers too citing local anti camping loss and apparently she she missed. protesters in l.a. . where where riot police officers in riot gear into all armed with her tongs closed up closed off streets across around city hall warning people to disperse saying that that was an unlawful assembly that they had seven minutes to to gather their belongings and to leave well he missed that or he forgot that or

maybe john kerry pays more attention to protests abroad nonetheless we hear a strong reaction from him on on ukraine on the events in ukraine while. very it's very clear that washington made no secret that he would want to this deal between you and ukraine to happen of free trade agreement between ukraine and the e.u. could later fit into a much larger free trade agreement that is now being negotiated between the. e.q. and the new way and u.s. trans national corporations are set to benefit from such a deal but of course in its statements the u.s. state department focuses on the rights investigations if you cranium protesters and that support comes not just in words but also in actions the state department has deployed the assistant secretary of state for tory nolen to the streets of kiev as we know to cheer up the protesters as well as to hold meetings with the opposition and government officials in order to push this deal forward it seems the stakes are

high for washington in ukraine and certainly. there in washington d.c. thank you. hi we're coming to you live from moscow thanks for joining us today russia has promised to defend its national interests on security in the arctic the energy rich region is contested by many countries including canada which claimed a large area including the north pole for itself on monday moscow says the spot is an extension of russia's continental shelf and conducted an expedition back in two thousand and seven to prove it the campaign culminated in russia plotting its flag on the seabed beneath the north pole over four thousand meters underwater mosco also wants to step up its military presence in the region russia canada the us norway and denmark old border the arctic which is believed to contain billions of dollars worth of oil and gas despite the posturing one leading canadian arctic

research of believes at the end of the day common sense will prevail. the future of the world economy to some extent is dependent on the arctic and i think you know russia and canada the united states and norway and denmark are very interested in exploiting these resources i think you know common sense will probably prevail in that you know that it's not the interest of any of these are countries to go to war over those resources and i think there is mechanisms that play through the arctic council through a number of different pre-treating processes for cooperation to get this resolved while the un convention on the law of the sea makes its decisions but i think the problem is that you know in the meantime countries can sometimes to play to the politics of their of their nations i think you know in russia we're seeing a military zation of the arctic and canada we're seeing canada claim the north pole when in fact their scientific committee really didn't include that in the draft

that they were going to send to the united nations convention so this kind of posturing i think can be very dangerous i just a click away on. for you right now renting prison cells. we tell you no way is planning to send its inmates with the country's prisons simply running out of space . plus a nice photo op maybe the wrong occasion a selfie taken by some world leaders during the memorial service of nelson mandela not getting a good reaction from people around the world. now at least seven people have died in argentina in a wave of looting and robberies in the midst of a police strike over low salaries and the walkout began last week in one of the provinces before spreading to most of the country authorities say the unrest is treason and have accused the police of holding the government to ransom spanish correspondent ignacio you'll be the latest. looting is spreading across the country

as people take advantage of a police strike to smash their way into shops and steal whatever they can they've been seen making up with all sorts of goods like mobile phones much receipts and even beer some people are locking themselves in their homes and businesses and trying to keep out of the street others are arming themselves for there are security forces have been sent into some areas where by a list has broken out and the government blames the situation on the looters he says they're trying to cause chaos before the thirtieth anniversary of argentina's return to democracy on tuesday this all started a week ago when police went on strike in the city of call of i in the center of the country two people died in the violence that broke out as mobs attacked doors and basically says the governor gave b. and double police pay to almost two thousand dollars a month to get them back to work he strikes then spread and now security forces you

know most eighty percent of argentina's regions of the top prices of retail goods are rising rapidly by twenty five percent each year making it difficult for many people to make do on small salaries this into a sion could get father out of control if strikes spread from police to nurses or other groups employed by the government before we get to cross talk for now the e.u. is open borders promised members full access to the world's biggest market for anyone with something to sell but in the u.k. many firms say the avalanche of rules imposed by brussels is making a hard to do any business at all when a boy current bus tickets. simon york likes cheese he and his partners have built up a thriving businesses wholesalers of the stuff part of their success simon says is down to the single market importing french products or exporting british ones

couldn't be easier we steered clear of american cars to simple reasons complexity of doing it for me how hard it is to export whereas you're married you're a bit sperry's you because you know you just make sure it's just hard to kill for it in total transport it's great to be with r.d. of the idea of what the price for this is well the key the cost and also it's distributed within and outside of britain and although the big cheese of this company says that being part of the e.u. brings much good benefits to the way that they export their dogs in all businesses in the u.k. so hold on the european union. has come to a small movie in wales to talk to a business that says it's under threat because the restrictions being can fit in brussels james done with sells and electronic cigarettes online and in shops around wales the business is growing fast as most smokers try to kick the habit that

brussels is trying to regulate the industry is considering costing the devices as medicinal products if the e.u. insists on regulating cigarettes as medicinal products licenses for this stock would cost tens of millions of pounds the company would basically be out of business the problem is the cost and the bureaucracy involved is just not possible for small or medium size company to get these this license so what you'd be looking at is the big tobacco companies taking over their electronic cigarette industry of course they have the least motivation to push electronic cigarette industry forward james says the company. pays extra for short leases on my shop space in case the business is forced to shut down at any moment for since chamber of commerce say that company's complaining creasing really about the burden of european regulation making them less competitive in the global market or you simply prove you're

a lot more skeptical now these regulations is disproportionate in the force business is out of business they're also potentially going to cost many millions of lives obviously that makes you more skeptical it is of course a case of apples and oranges or rather cheese handy cigarettes but to remind you about how differently the european union is viewed in british business. r.t. london. watching r.t. international live from moscow up next it's cross talk with people about. the interview.

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he is almost universally considered one of the greatest individuals of our time he was a prisoner of conscience and a living symbol conquering adversity however he was far more complex than most mainstream media are willing to admit his legacy is so much more than merely being a figure of inspiration and reconciliation. to cross-talk the legacies of nelson mandela i'm joined by my guest rajon menin in new york he is a professor at the city college of new york and a senior fellow at the atlantic council in london we have jeremy keenan he is the author of the upcoming book dying for change as well as a professor oriel research associate at the school of oriental and african studies at the university of london and in seattle we cross to illinois mercer she is a paleo libertarian writer and journalist all right folks cross talk rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want and if i go to.