b.-u. countries say they stand to suffer billions of euros in losses from russia's restrictions of food imports imposed as a response to western sanctions. kiev burns again as protesters dig in and fight back against police attempts to dismantle ten counts of barricades that have become symbols of the winter uprising in the capital. also hope for a long term truce between israel and gaza fades as both sides failed to agree turns almost nineteen hundred people have died in a month of fighting. busyness a whistleblower edward snowden is granted a three year residence permit for russia with the possibility of permanent

citizenship in the future. thanks for joining us this hour my name's neil harvey and you're watching international first this hour some e.u. countries have expressed alarm about how severely they will be hit by russia's retaliation to sanctions over the ukrainian crisis moscow has banned food imports from a number of nations to all of a report on the bench. or russia has placed a ban on certain foodstuffs coming from those nations that backed sanctions against russia so that's the united states canada australia norway the european union the european union perhaps most significantly it does an awful lot of trade with russia

around the export of food stuffs now the type of things that are going to have restrictions placed upon them are meat fruit vegetables dairy products and fish their prime minister dmitry medvedev said that this ban would be in place or around a year would be in place for a year you could be under review should their global partners act as what he called a reasonably good wards of russia that shows an awful lot of money at stake here over twelve billion euros trade is done exporting food from here in europe to russia already countries searches finland. contacted brussels and said look if we're going to miss out on this type of trade because of sanctions you've put in place we need compensation our farmers need compensation from brussels to make up the shortfalls particularly in finland in the dairy markets they could stand to lose up to one billion euro from the finnish

economy elsewhere we've heard statements coming out across from across europe here in germany the trade union that deals with wholesale trade and foreign trade said that this could have a detrimental effect on the german economy in greece the main opposition party said that well the fact that the greek government the current greek government was just blindly following sanctions from brussels and from washington was going to have a detrimental effect on the farming sector there on the agriculture sector there and in ireland the minister of agriculture has said that he's very concerned that there is risk particularly when it comes to cheese exports that last year ireland exported for half a million euros worth of cheese to russia and they got to be missing out on this over the next twelve months. and experts think the sanctions will cross over into different economic sectors in the e.u. as well as russia it will have

a devastating impact on particular countries including poland romania the netherlands and you will have individual producers who will be hit very hard indeed if you have perishable goods you can't simply sell them to someone else the next day for the same price they're going to. get you back to a certainty. can jump quickly from one sixth of the economy to the other creating employment raising prices especially in the euro zone and russian economies which suffer from a lack of economy groups problem right now i want to website r.t. dot com we're asking you about the effect the latest sanctions will have on both russia and the western countries so far most of those who voted about a third think that all sides will be affected equally almost as many believe the sanctions will hit average and u.s. citizens the hardest in just under twenty percent say that bridge russians will

suffer the most and the smallest percentage about seventeen percent of those polled think that the effect will barely be noticed as economies will quickly adapt and compensate or not too late though to vote yourself if you can do so r.t. dot com. now clashes have erupted in central kiev between protesters and police the city center it's been shrouded in black smoke as people burnt tires there police special units got the situation under control but they failed to dismantle all of the barricades and headcount in the central square the protesters there pelted them with projectiles and attacked them leaving about fifty injured according to police officials ten people have been arrested and a criminal investigation opened under hooliganism charges this is the exact same place that saw the start of the anti-government uprising in november of last year that standoff also began as police try to tear down barricades and it ended in the overthrow of the then president this all comes as the ukrainian capital hosts

a high profile guest the nato secretary general anders fogh rasmussen in a good has more on that visit. nato secretary general has received possibly mr well in the ukrainian capital he was all over the place meeting with a very sick green officials in one place in particular but he was meeting with the president poroshenko actually received and the word he was awarded and freedom and in return ukraine officials have gotten well nothing new really they've gotten a lot of speeches from anders fogh rasmussen who went on to say once again something that he has mentioned before that russia is the aggressor that nato is seizing all cooperation with russia on all fronts and instead turning to you praying and is going to offer all sorts of assistance and assuredness to kenya but i'm just progressed with the most need to get a new thing in the united states warship entered black sea the united states that apparently the ship is there with

a peaceful nation that is to observe and maintain stability and security in the region particularly in ukraine. ok let's discuss this in more detail now i'm joined by mark thanks for coming in mark international affairs and security analyst often comes in to discuss these kind of subjects let's start first with the issue of nato . pledging all callings of support to ukraine's officials how far do you think that support could go could it go potentially as far as military support in east ukraine we didn't hear a lot new. in the head of nato today. we saw a reiteration of things that have been said before general promises of support of military modernization of. for the ukrainian regimes military and the promises of increased future joint exercises training and the like but it must be said that nato is already providing military

hope military help for the ukrainian regime mass repression campaign that is carrying out a. the people of the east of the country it is providing it made it members are providing all sorts of military gear from uniforms to night vision gear to tends to rations and to be frank whenever a military is able to save money on these things it's able to spend more money on bullets to kill people so nato is already helping the ukrainian regime to kill its own people in the east of the country in order to cement its rule there and further it nato has actual there are reports that nato has actually provided gear heavy military gear from former soviet bloc countries hungary romania that are very similar to the type that the ukrainian military already uses and that this type of heavy military gear is currently

already being used heavy artillery to shell the cities in the us going to guns it's an interesting time for the nato chief to be in this region because it comes at a time of rioting in central kiev very reminiscent scenes in independence square we've got protesters burning cars clashing with police there we actually had a chance to hear from some of the protestors let's just have a listen. my done is the only thing stopping the authorities from stealing money of course they don't want us to stand here the ukraine parliament should first finish the war in the east before taking on my done my down won't do anything wrong while our guys are fighting and dying. i think it's all the people that decided to stay here helped our military it would be a lot more useful than standing on my. i mean just some of the explanations of why they're still there and what they're not happy about do you think if those demands are fulfilled that that could be the end of my well it's is rather an

interesting bit of timing with anders fogh rasmussen flying in the last. that we saw our western officials were flying in to cheerlead on the protests and they were telling the government of ukraine that it daring to use force to break up what they called peaceful protests in yeah this time western officials. are flying in to support the regime as it uses force to put down protests not only in kiev but both in the west and the east of the country as well. so i don't think that we will see the demands of the my dawn met first of all because the my dawn is a rather divided political movement with no clear direction some forces from the my down have gone on into power and they are now acting against those that are outside of power that have political differences with the regime that has come to power and so what we see a lot of ideological difference is petty personality fighting and

really a power play among different factions as to who will chart the future course of this new ukrainian regime do you think that what we're seeing now in this in the center of the capital to really has been chaos it's only been a short period but pretty it's. chaotic stuff do you think that could in some way affect the attempts to bring order to the east of the country. well certainly because a number of the military units from. the ukrainian forces some self-defense are on the side of the my dog some are on the side of the regime in kiev and there are all sorts of talk online about various groups that are now fighting in the east returning to the capital to aid the my god or to attempt to rebel well i'd like to pick up on that if i may because

i mean it is speculation it is coming from different sources i mean it's almost impossible to verify this moment so all we can do is speculate about it but it's definitely something worth addressing because extreme interesting if it comes to fruition radical forces as you said fighting in the east the idea that they might possibly return to defend the my down to some people that really hard to even get their their heads around what would be the significance of that if it was well if they find it difficult to get their heads around it simply because they have over simplified and misunderstood the my and the disparate different political forces and ideologies that have composed that from the beginning there are indeed reports as yet unconfirmed that the leader of the radical party of the ukraine. who was previously a presidential candidate and who has been accused in a damning report by amnesty international of torturing beating people that he has

detained claiming there were terrorists. recorded on television in order to crease increase his political ratings in a kind of violent populism he supposedly he might have claimed that he will bring his personally financed military because back to the capital and this is very . interesting because there is a great battles also going on among the for both influence and sometimes violence between different factions of political groups financed by different our guards are different but financed by different political factions in the east of the country as well not only on the mind on. it's where we said it's a chaotic situation and it's evolving with increasing pace it would seem very easy to get your thoughts on this marks the voter thank you thank you for having me. next an entire family has been killed in army shelling just outside of ganske in

eastern ukraine graphic footage shows neighbors pulling five bodies from a basement where they had been taking shelter it's reported that a shell hit their house causing it to collapse and bury them. wonders if you are just not right. with. all of. you but does it give you. these images are from ukraine's don't yet screech and in one town five people have been killed today ten more wounded in artillery shelling the footage you see shows a wooden church burning after was hit by shell not this particular footage this is a children's playground but also a bit under fire and here we have

a video from the city of donetsk a regional center in eastern ukraine and million strong population in elementary school there was hit by a terror we shall and many of his classrooms completely bombed out and riddled with shrapnel and you can also see a residential area bodies can be seen lying in the streets there holes punched through apartment walls and windows blown out. some. of the most situated just that it was the more it is the. more than you start it might bring your worst scenario a photo correspondent from russian news agency ria novosti has gone missing in eastern ukraine communication with andre c.n.n. was lost two days ago he was last heard from on the fifth of august and he was last seen the the ukrainian town of shop door scritches suffered fierce fighting in

recent days it was thought a disruption to communications in the area was the reason that he'd gone quiet now there is genuine concern about his whereabouts. stay with us here and i'll see international plenty more to come this hour including more than half a million small phones across the globe are infected with an invisible bug take a look at how the program is stealing private data everything from bank passwords to text message. in justifying their stance they're citing all sorts of what they see as international pass a dance in a cost of the upcoming referendum in scotland but the response that they're hearing from the one is that what you're saying is illegitimate but what we have been doing is just a little like a marriage if you break into their story. america does is right rules on the other people for centuries like russia or countries like this straight

to. america. because america doesn't. speak your language. programs and documentaries in arabic it's all here. reporting from the world talks the v.o.i.p. interview intriguing story to tell you. that. arabic. because it arabic. welcome back a ceasefire in gaza is close to expiring and there is no agreement to prolong it talks between israel and hamas so far brought no results the month long conflict

has already climbed up to nineteen hundred lives mostly palestinian civilians and as a fair report hospitals can do little for those who've been injured. every pair of patients arrive from gaza to palestinian hospitals in jerusalem and the west bank the market said hospital in east jerusalem has received dozens of cases since the latest conflict erupted in this room he is six years old patient that was isolated two weeks ago he has multiple business skull fracture after the bombing of his house here to see it unconscious aware of the environment we can go. in his first few days here khalid's life was maintained by a ventilator he's made a solid recovery doctors say and is now able to move his leg his mother nihad has been by his side for almost three weeks only one relative is allowed to accompany

such medical cases from gaza but they're only granted one day's access to israel. and no i cannot sleep the hospital because my son in because i have a permit to remain in israel for just one day because when i leave i show them the medical records at the crossing and they let me pass into gaza it is not easy to come out of gaza it is not easy to be coordinated there is checkpoints there are procedures that israelis have and therefore we're not getting enough patience although there are thousands upon thousands of patients we need support and help. forty two year old pfizer was in her home preparing dinner for have family when her house was suddenly demolished upon her i asked if she felt lucky to be outside of dallas or receiving an expert tree. it was situation in the gaza strip is an absolute disaster how can i feel lucky when my people are dying. over nine thousand

palestinians have been injured in gaza getting medical treatment outside of its overstretched health system is like winning the lottery three year old young mean abu jabber survived an attack on his family home in gaza as they gathered for the first night of the islamic festivals. and eighteen members family was wiped out leaving just this one child little yeah i mean still calls out for his favorite sibling his older sister he doesn't know she's being killed along with all the others a relative. has lived through six wars between the palestinians and israel. i don't see either israel or the palestinians is winning we the citizens of the folder for war everybody is a loser whoever thinks of peace is the true human being. these patients are lucky to have temporarily escaped gaza to receive the very best in medical treatment many

are looking forward to returning to their families in gaza but awaiting them is a horrified and devastated community. jurist. thousands of palestinian staged a pro hamas rally in gaza city people there were waving green flags carrying guns and burning israeli flags during the protest mass officials at the rally insisted the war wouldn't be over until their demands are met and they want the blockade on gaza lifted the security of palestinians assured. and as a whistleblower edward snowden has been granted a three year residence permit in russia that's according to his lawyer snowden fled to russia more than a year ago after telling the world about the global surveillance projects maintained by both the u.s. and u.k. forces and. the details these reports have come into each from his lawyer. who says that having received a residence permits which is valid for three years mr snowden may now move.

as well as travel abroad but what's more important is that according to you. may actually get a russian citizenship only later in the future. edward snowden is allowed to move freely across russia in travel to other countries with a limit of steam abroad for no more than three months according to russian would just she also has a right to receive russian citizenship after five years of living in the country. now after of the former n.s.a. contractor leaked sounds to u.s. intelligence washington with the government property and an authorized communication of national defense information and in june twentieth thirteen now mr snowden language in moscow airport he landed in a transit zone coming from hong kong and his final destination was aqua door however the u.s.

authorities counselled his passport allowed to the leaker getting stranded the transit zone off the airport for more than a month. after which russia grants a temporary asylum and that happened on the first of august. militants from the islamic states group of seized a carer cost the biggest christine town in iraq it's estimated almost two hundred thousand people have fled fighting in the area in recent days in while at least nine people died as two car bombs went off in the northern iraqi oil town of cork and another twelve lost their lives in a suicide bombing in baghdad the militants also claim to take control of the country's largest down president of the middle east forum daniel pipes explains why iraq's water supply is being targeted. if you control them in iraq you control wow you control the water and you can threaten to fly and even to

destroy by law you know that they're on their own but it is striking to see the government forces of the turkish citizens are not able to stand there do. the russian i.t. company has discovered half a million phones across the globe are infected with malware which allows them to be controlled remotely and that means that everything from banking passwords to text messages could be stolen a representative from the firm that uncovered the security breach told us how hard it is to detect the militias program sickly get access to pretty much everything you have on your phone pro now or these criminals they use it to to mining via. is quite easy to imagine there in case they pry and some pin interest in content least they could potentially use it to do something more significant than just doing mining they try to mimic through. the normal software updates to well known

our software applications and plugins general people wouldn't notice the small wear for years because it doesn't give a sign any sign that it is installed. computer science engineer and activist jeremy zimmerman believes the so many phones were fated simply because they were designed to be easily spied on it is apparently the first time that we see on such a large scale a computer virus spreading on those so-called smart phones the real news here is the scale and the sophistication of this attack but by itself it is not really surprising there is a very high responsibility from the manufacturers of the devices whether it's the hardware or the software manufacturers in fact for the last years there's been turning those pocket computers into black boxes that we cannot open this closed

ness of the device enables on one hand surveyance by government as we see with the n.s.a. revelations by it was not in and on the other hand enabled this kind of attacks that the user cannot suspect and against the user cannot do anything. hope you stay with us i'll be back with the very latest news headlines at the top of the al a plenty to come before the get ready for questions that hit that target hard in the latest episode of wolves apart. during a press briefing president barack obama said something very unusual and used

a certain term you'll almost never hear from a government bureaucrat he told the audience that in the immediate aftermath of nine eleven we america did some things that were wrong we did a whole lot of things that were right but we tortured some folks here it is a rare thing to hear someone in the white house admit to torturing people after nine eleven but the question is why did he say this now please allow me to spec first obama is the teleprompter master since he loves to read off a screen i doubt this was some sort of slip up this was probably done consciously but why well it always helps if you a look good by condemning the moral failings of previous presidents liberals and democrats love to hate bush so this could be subs kind of pandering or trying to look good by comparison headlines like obama condemns torture sounds nice and drown out the fact that he sure approves of shelling civilians in eastern ukraine if obama really does feel that the post nine eleven torture was a shameful part of american history that as the leader of the executive branch of the nation he could do a lot to punish those who did the torture then and prevent it from happening again

in the future but if i do obama this is all just a bunch of sweet talk but that's just my opinion. clean. zero casualties war this is the great fantasy of war mongering politicians. capturing people is this see what do you do if they're innocent killing them easy we were served the right to kill any person anywhere any time. you don't listen to the camp drone makes these things are very. politicians to. nuclear power via their started on which. is very tempting.

hello and welcome to worlds apart politics is an art of compromise or at least it used to be in a constant off between russia and the west over ukraine both sides accuse each other of intransigence and keep raising the stakes after years of paying lip service to the non-zero sum approach are we back to the geopolitics of all or nothing well to discover them now and joined by one of the world's most senior statesman and a former australian prime minister malcolm fraser mr fraser thank you very much for being on the show good afternoon now we're hearing a lot these days about the prospect of another cold war and if you actually leaf through the regional cold war do you think a rerun is possible.