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conflicting reports emerge over the fate of ukrainian troops encircled in eastern ukraine. europeans fighting alongside government forces why they decided to join the conflict. britain's prime minister is set to tackle islamic jihad this some of the growing threat from britain's returning radicalized from fighting in the middle east. it's locked down in south wales as fears rise that an attack may be planned on the nato summit that protesters flock to the host cities ahead of the summit held by the military alliance. a british member of
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parliament and show host george galloway ends up in hospital after a vicious attack in the camp. bucca thanks for joining us this hour my name is the you're watching. self-proclaimed authorities in done yet deny claims from kiev that ukrainian soldiers have been encircled by anti government militias in eastern ukraine for a week now leaving through a humanitarian corridor or earlier ukraine's minister for internal affairs claimed that the first fighters had made it out and joined the troops. in the region and joins us now paula conflicting reports that we're getting there what more can you tell us. well what we know from ukraine's interior minister is that the first group of trapped ukrainian soldiers was allowed to leave the in so
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calm and he made this statement on his facebook page but later what we were hearing from self defense forces on the ground is a denial that any groups had left they say that their conditions to allow these traps soldiers to leave the battlefield remain in place and this is that they first and foremost need to hand over any kind of weapons now the russian president vladimir putin has said that it is regrettable that the ukrainian commandos in kiev have given the order for these trapped troops to fight their way out rather than to lay down weapons and make and take advantage of this humanitarian corridor and accept the offer the self defense units here in eastern ukraine remain on the offensive this is a military operation where they are seeking to assist trapped citizens from the north action in from the constant shelling that we're seeing from your trainee an army here in the east of the country essentially what these anti-government commanders are saying is that they are protecting the civilians here in this part
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of the country now they continues to be a targeting of residential areas there has been a railway station that has been hit there was a brooding as well as a car in a bus that has gone up in flames and we just drove past that site this is several hours after the attack happened and met bass is still smoldering the anti government troops continue to push back the ukrainian army and they are receiving assistance from foreign fighters who volunteered to come and then there was cisterns. it's our war and everybody's war. every european is a war. and more and more overseas fighters are signing up for joining the anti q of troops in eastern ukraine the wall is slowly advancing into jeannette's city center this used to be a hardware store but like a growing number of soft targets around the city it has been reduced to rubble a growing number of europeans are saying enough is enough and are backing their
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words up with action twenty five year old niccolo was a professional soldier with the elite french mountain troops for five years now he's pushing his skills to good use in ukraine alongside a contingent of other foreign volunteers he's training anti-government forces in urban guerrilla warfare. to the point there is. these are people's militias these are not mercenaries or professional soldiers so they need instruction they really have the motivation whereas the kiev army which is a kind of puppet of nato they don't have any motivation whatsoever and they do not really know why they are fighting and against whom they are fighting so that is our main strength. the aid is also symbolic. for many of these people from the west it's the first time to come defend what is considered by western governments bad cards or the bad guys cards so it's very important to show the people from the west are distinct from their governments and they are ready to come and fight and risk
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their lives to defend another world it's not just finance volunteers from c.b.s. spain germany poland israel and the united kingdom our internet sky on the front line. we believe that ukrainian army will not be able to sustain. or even fall because it's huge the day goes by they lose money dealers motivation dealers manpower they. lose so each day that goes by they grow weaker we grow stronger europe now finds itself in between a rock and a hard place what to do is move its young men sign up to fight against its ally. but it legally we don't see what the french government can do to us because first of all we're not paid so we're not mercenaries we're not terrorists we're not jihad this and of course it's a mission of information it's a political mission it's a mission of soft power a mission that's growing stronger as
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a brigade of western volunteers is put together under the name of the united continent they're showing just how disunited europe is on the question of ukraine policy r.t. did it's eastern ukraine. russia's deputy defense minister said that kiev is accusations that moscow is supplying arms to anti-government forces are simply incorrect he made the comments to slovak in media earlier on saturday. so it was so ukraine was part of the soviet union and there were many arms depots across the soviet union and when russia and ukraine became separate states millions of automatic rifles mines and artillery systems were left on ukraine's territory so there were warehouses with arms on the territory where kiev is now conducting its punitive action against its own people and these warehouses came under control of anti government forces people who took up arms to defend their rights so to speak about russia supplying arms to dennet's cool lugansk is simply wrong just look at
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what ukraine's army is fighting with it's fighting with russian arms or soviet arms to be correct meanwhile european leaders are at a summit in brussels and joining them ukraine's president petro poroshenko has gone a step further in his accusations against russia thousands of the foreign troops and hundreds of the fort and goings. on the target are a few queen has a very high risk not only for the peace and stability for the three but for the whole piece is the bit you know. these are images presented by nato which the alliance in kiev claim prove russian self-propelled artillery units are moving through eastern ukraine other images allegedly show activity in russia near the ukrainian border something that nato says is part of moscow's de stabilizing strategy moscow has rebuffed those allegations saying that the pictures only taint
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the alliance's international reputation. the e.u. doesn't want confrontation but is prepared to toughen sanctions on moscow according to the president of the european commission jose manuel barroso as he addressed the media alongside the ukrainian leader so the head of russia's lower house of parliament says that any measures will also punish ordinary europeans. spoke exclusively to r.t. . by media is the sanctions policy spirals out of control more and more m.p.'s and politicians in general start to question its effectiveness they see with increasing clarity that it's the people who have to pay the price for this policy basically while imposing sanctions on russia you governments make their own businesses and their own people pick up the tab make them pay for their political mistakes i think it's becoming more and more obvious so the sentiment of the political elite and the
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general public is shifting moscow and brussels have agreed that ukraine will have to pay the gas bills it still owes to russia and searing the safe transit of russian gas supplies through ukraine is vital for the e.u. and that dependence on russian gas will remain at least for another decade that's according to the fitch rating agency has predicted that other suppliers won't be ready to meet the demands europe's not ready to rework the current infrastructure or shift to using other sources of energy like shale gas ukraine also gets scarce from russia but those moscow more than five billion dollars the state coffers are running empty and one of the country's largest power plants has now had its gas current off after using too much of the resource people are now being encouraged to cut down their energy usage as well as artie's reports. it looks like ukraine's capital is in for another sunny week although throughout the hot summer a key of was not lining up for air conditioners but rather elektra's boilers as the
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government saving gas for the winter people have been left with cold showers in the summer the country is preparing for december way in advance like in this school work kids will now have classes on saturdays to avoid the deep freezes of christmas with two months of holiday but some think the public's efforts shouldn't end there let's use the future what do you know the jewel in the evening we can leave the lights off in our houses we can just light candles it will create a romantic vibe and lift your mood i think such light is much better than those bright lamps. energy efficiency campaigns are running wild video in their view the video great you know what is in that here but if you to play but then all of the beauties of you never get it because of you said it. while some are looking for offbeat solutions others seem to be more obsessed with
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politics here's a set of stickers being promoted online so leave your bedroom lights off and you're a patriot but plug in a computer or a laptop and your this ilya trend go r t human rights watch is again called on kiev for information on a russian photojournalist who went missing in ukraine at the start of this month the watchdog's deputy director for europe and central asia said that the rights of media workers are being infringed upon in ukraine both by militias and the army she also said or thought he's have a track record of detaining russian journalists says it has no information about the veteran photo reporter. the u.k. prime minister will hold talks over the weekend on new measures to tackle islamic jihadists the government is worried about the growing tide of britons traveling to
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the middle east to fight what they see as a holy war a country certain levels also race to see very which means an attack on british soil is considered highly likely new plans could make it easier to revoke passports of those looking to travel abroad of the two hundred fifty jadis the thought to have returned to the u.k. already in the middle east the british government has for years given material support to what it calls moderate rebels fighting the assad regime in syria. there will be no political progress in less the opposition is able to withstand the onslaught and put pressure on assad so he is no military victory so we will also increase our efforts to support and to shape the moderate opposition what we're facing in iraq now with isis is a preacher and deeper threat to our security than we have known before a new video has been circulating online showing a twenty one year old london a bragging of joining what he calls the golden era of jihad he's also calling on
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other young britons to follow his lead and the war activists brownback and gave us his thoughts on the rise of extremism in the middle east. the u.k. joined with the united states in carrying out a war against muslim countries in the middle east as it's perceived in them in the middle east and amongst muslims in the u.k. is that the u.k. government is part of a war against islam and this facilitates and plays into the hands of those who are who are promoting political islamics especially extremist elements who show yes this is a war against islam and yes we can build in recruiting organize on this basis but fundamentally it is the policy of the u.k. government in hand with the united states government that has created the conditions for this development i think behind the terror threat level is the real politics of what's going on the terror threat level is not really about perceived terror it's about preparing public opinion in the u.k. and in the united states for an escalating intervention by the united states in the
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u.k. in the middle east and they always have to do it on the pretext of protecting the domestic population against the threat of terrorism. on the jihadists that has put the spotlight on security plans for the nato summit in cardiff in newport next week and the u.k. is going to great lengths to ensure the safety of the v.i.p.'s who will be attending that says hundreds of protesters are flocking to the cities where meetings will be held how they fare reports from newport farty. the leaders the organizers of this protest movement against nato hope that in the coming hours and days ten to twenty thousand protesters from across wales the u.k. and even some coming from mainland europe are going to come here top protests nato summit which is taking place on thursday and friday around sixty leaders from around the world coming off for this very high profile and significant conference
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protesters here are against nato itself the the end which they see as they see it. waging. one hundred is symbolic of global equality now to protect a nato summit taking place in the next few days has been on trial precedented security operation by the police close to ten thousand police officers have been drafted in from across the u.k. now this operation that critics say has cost up to fifteen million pounds to secure a part of new port this city and also wells capital cardiff which has also been caught up significantly in the security preparations including towns and kilometers of security barriers being put in the center of the south wales cities the police are trying to do many things first protect the nato summit itself second to also
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facilitate the democratic protests of peaceful protesters and third to try and keep wales and the u.k. secure given the increased terrorist threat which was raised just in the last couple of days. john reese from the stop the war coalition thinks the fact that those attending nato summit need such tough security measures speaks volumes about their policies but these are world leaders who are out of control they seem to have no sense that these policies. well they have to have no sense of what the people think of the money that's being spent from this could be better spent in this country or hospitals and schools is a poor time for a fraction of the amount of money that's being spent on security here the fact is these people could be given new jobs in this time what's true for you is actually true the war machine globally there wouldn't be an increased threat level if those people weren't here we now have american pressure from the fourth american president in a row to bomb iraq on a deed that would be a threat to tool was indeed the british security services told tony blair that they
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had gone to war in afghanistan and iraq he was told right of the beginning of this if you do this there will be more terrorism in this country yet they keep doing it and they create they keep career writing a terrorist threat. those come for the south prosperity and the hope for the future that's the american dream but these figures suggest the many in the united states think it's a figment of people's imagination stay with us to visit a conference in texas that's trying to revive the idea. differently here in syria. many of the members of congress of both parties have gone to syria in recent months has said. mr president which is it is time for him to go. to go east to syria
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being attacked in broad daylight in central london the m.p. spokesman said his rib and joel may have been broken his marine a cause of it with more on the incident. when he was posing for photographs with people in central london apparently a man started shouting something related to the holocaust and then he proceeded to partnership and george galloway's suspect the suspects have suffered a broken jaw a broken rib severe bruising to his face and head now because that man was shot in something related to the holocaust it left the spokesperson to believe that this is related to george galloway's controversial statements about israel of course he's an avid pro palestine supporter and he has said that he doesn't recognize the state of israel and doesn't debate with israelis in fact this is not the first time has been attacked in two thousand and three he was accused of racism when he walked out of the university debate because he found out that his opponent was israeli then in two thousand and eight a man who was arrested after he threw
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a rubber stressful at him while george galloway was complaining and then in two thousand and twelve a protester actually tried to pelt the m.p.u. with eggs so him being used is an understatement and george galloway's own show is airing today for those of you watching as in the united kingdom it's coming up in just a few hours time is always available everybody r.t. dot com the hard work will lead to success early studies part of what is known in the u.s. as the american dream but some six out of every ten citizens now think the idea that ties the nation together is under threat at a conference is taking place in dollars to try and save it artie's marina portnoy looks at why for many the american dream is now out of reach. in the lone star state of america hundreds of so-called free market champions gather for a summit aimed at defending the american dream the the american dream is considered
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the national ethos of the u.s. the idea that everyone has the opportunity to achieve success through hard work regardless of social class a good paying job financial security a better job. a better future better we and better wages and deafening medical my america doing is. to progress to make morning. here at home. i for my kids to have to have a better life than me in the aftermath of a financial crisis housing bust and great recession the american dream has morphed into a fantasy for most an analysis by usa today shows that living the dream would cost the average family of four one hundred thirty thousand dollars a year only one in eight less than thirteen percent earned that much in two
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thousand and thirteen are you living the american dream no i'm not living the americans are. paid service been tough for a little live serve in bouncing around jobs we have a union boys do we struggle because when you go on the table it was paid for them for the companies to give you more money they don't want to give you the money will be why they make you the money but they don't want to pay the workers recent polls show sixty percent of americans feel the dream however defined is impossible to reach even more americans believe their kids will be worse off than their parents the good jobs that provided the american dream or made the american dream a reality for many americans have just disappeared been outsourced and what has replaced it are low pay low skill jobs with no job. security no benefits no pension so people are spending all their time working these crazy hours and the hours required to survive are getting crazier the new gallup poll finds
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that economically stressed americans are working an average of forty seven hours per week with a growing number clocking sixty or more an increasing lack of security or stability in the u.s. workforce has even been acknowledged by america's leader but average wages have barely budged inequality is deepening upward mobility has stalled the cold hard fact is that even in the midst of recovery too many americans are working more than ever just to get by let alone to get ahead and too many still aren't working at all but many critics say the government is to blame for leaving the american dream in tatters it's because the the we live in a what is not a free market economy we live in a fascist economy we live in a corporate state where you have huge government huge corporations connected to the government big banks especially but the cream of the crop they're living the dream
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according to reports corporate profits are at their highest level in at least eighty five years however employee compensation while it's at the lowest level in sixty five years for most citizens the american dream needs to be rebuilt because simply defending the status quo may mean working for survival instead of security marina port r.t. . sudden surrounds poll of likely future republican presidential candidates address the american dream gathering and he said the search for happiness is how by the u.s. government snooping on its citizens. frankly when you're looking at yourself listening to download from the. internet it's none of the government's damn business what you're doing. and last you are secure in your house unless you're secure in your papers you can't have your freedom and the government says oh it's only boring old
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business records to care think about your visa bill they say it's not protected by the fourth amendment they said they can look at everyone's visa records everyone's data if i look at your visa record i can tell do you drink do you smoke what medicines you today what doctors do you go to this is all very private information and i have no problem if the government thinks you're a terrorist and they call a judge and they get probable cause they can look at all of that but i don't want to looking at the records of three hundred million innocent americans. some other news from around the globe for you now u.n. peacekeepers from the philippines have been attacked by syrian rebels in the golan heights this comes a day after more than forty united nations peacekeepers from fiji were captured in the same area by the same rebel group the golan heights is disputed by both syria
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and israel and u.n. troops have been on the ground that for four decades. that's where the muslim brotherhood spiritual leader has been sentenced to life in prison by an egyptian course mohammed badie has been found guilty of planning riots sabotage and murder in two thousand and thirteen islamised president morsi was removed from power has already been sentenced to death in a similar case but can appeal to court's decision many key figures in the muslim brotherhood now face prosecution under president al c.c. who came to power in june. six people have been killed and at least forty more wounded. in a suicide bomb attack in afghanistan truck filled with explosives was detonated outside a teligent office in jalalabad the blasts was followed by a deadly gun battle between militants and security forces most of the people wounded the civilians the taliban has claimed responsibility for that attack.
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and a ukrainian cargo plane this crash in the june desert killing all seven people on board came down just minutes after taking off from a bridge and port in the south of the country local authorities of so far recovered three bodies from the crash site. and i'll be back with more news at the top of the hour state cino an update from the front line of what he calls a financial war causes up next. we'll go to. this one show bush's town schools gets a facelift a new cutting board we make the most of the sun in this. the signs flourishes in
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