to take control of the situation we're in now what the people of russia me think about russia's foreign policy every citizen of russia he's entitled to having his or her opinion on the any issue regardless of their job or. what you do you want to now regional leaders again this applies to them as well. but i assure you. it's not like mr could tear if he is in opposition now so there's nothing here to talk about everything looks fine the inquiry into so you must now your question about the u.s. president. and you could you just need to be very inappropriate for us to talk about. you know madela it is inside the u.s. it's not our business it's. the you know the show and people of the us going to set any you asked me if i'm disappointed with trump this is

a very naive question it's not like he's bright i'm not he's groom. we're statesman and each country has. their interests that's on the trump and what he does is based on the u.s. national interest what i do is based on russia's national interest and i really hope that the u.s. president has said as much i really hope that we'll be able to work out some kind of compromise. too for when you need. to go in and the international issues difficult because we want to resolve all those issues in new interests both american and russian people and also in the other countries considering that we are concerned about the international stability ok the very last question.

i want to ask you about the elections but not about your candidacy but other possible candidates there have been reports that there may be moving running against you. chuck me run for president. we know that her father did a lot for you and you're grateful to him and so what do you think about this side deal or you think that there may be better candidates mom women for example now you in the senate and your version of well it's not up to me to decide who's the best for the fish for the people of russia as. people will make their choice election spotswood you should get more news according to log so you can do that every person can be nominated like one of course it has actually have to comply with the surgeon general sherman zinnias of chuck is no exception but of course i really respect. her father i always respected him and i still respect him

ma thinks he was you know outstanding statesman and he played a major role in. not being sarcastic here i really think so he played a prominent role in my personal. biography in a story in my life but you know running for president. when we talk about running for president personal matters. that will mean nothing but everything will depend on the platform a candidate she can come up lupus against. what about her presidential campaign who needs things who will decide the success or failure of this undertaking or its ability and that's the first time i hear that she wants to run which to do you can of course and there may. the other candidates i think there will be other kind it's

ok they're very very last question. because i didn't look at the r.b.c. used in this issue and. there is another to. their investigation underway right now after against systemic. claims that systemic still money from the bastion asked do you agree with these claims. either of the parties contacted you consulted with the you about this situation do you think the situation can be resolved out of court because says that this will undermine investment climate in russia what do you think about this dispute yes i met with the c.e.o. . with the. system i met with the search and the i listened to both of them but i know what their positions are but it would be wrong for me to comment publicly on the situation but i really hope. they will be able to

settle this matter out of court. this would be a complaint you can serve the interests of both companies and russia's economy in general the results of the action of the parties will have to wait and see how the situation in chile develops then you. did not make any give any direct instructions on this issue thank you very much. ok that was the russian president vladimir parroting at the two thousand and seventeen bric summit wrapping up his media address so many topics touched upon in this media conference and we're going to be addressing many of them later in the program but just to give you a wrap up of some of the main points covered lauded the success of this year's brics summit in terms of cooperation saying the brics group said the same economic goal to tackle. global issues he also said that the team had already set up

a new development bank which is already in operation i was quizzed about his bilateral meetings there this year a lot of non member countries were invited to brics to help develop global ties including japan south korea and egypt on his meeting with the egyptian president he said he was eager to resume direct flights from russia to egypt can ensure the safety of russian citizens in egypt on his meetings with the japanese prime minister and the south korean leader he said that they will be resuming talks tomorrow on the north korean issue which was of course the main topic at this brics the met over the past couple of days and they say he was more than he was quite certain about one thing and that was that russia is against the u.s. initiative to hit north korea with their sanctions and a possible possible military solution he said that sanctions will not deter north korea from testing nuclear weapons deal so said that the use of sanctions as

a form of punishment does not work is ineffective and he said it's ridiculous to put russia on the sanctions list with north korea and iran and then ask. the countries to unite in issuing more sanctions on north korea he also said that a military solution could lead to increased tension and loss of life and also supplying weapons to any conflict zone will not bring any other topics including syria ukraine his relations with donald trump the closure of that russian consulate in san francisco the subsequent subsequent searches of which he called a gross violation we're going to go is becoming more in-depth in these topics later in the program but for now let's cross live to our guests from hong kong now joseph chang professor and political analyst at hong kong's that university mr chang thank you for joining us on the program now the russian president has just said that his area. around north korea could lead to a global catastrophe and he stressed among other leaders that they sudden it that

the north korea crisis should be settled through peaceful means now how do you expect this situation to develop. if an impasse see and at the moment we do not see any breakthrough with president putin is certainly right and i think the chinese leadership is in full agreement with him he is probably more straightforward because he values good relations with the united states less than beijing now the united states is not ready is unwilling or unable to pay the price for e.g. empting in hung around and this is and this has been make clear by the american secretary of the listen as well as by the south korean president a surgical strike against the military facilities in from young in north korea is

possible is feasible but extremely risky because there are a lot of a pillory and sauntering to rockets and so on as you go and south korea along the entire korean border and at the moment that donald trump. administration is certainly not ready to sit down and talk and satisfy the man's concerning cessation of hostilities meaning diplomatic relations between the united states and north korea. and. an agreement not to attack north korea as well as forming a. let's talk about one of the standout statements from president putin during his press conference just now he said it's ridiculous to put russia on one sanctions list with north korea and iran and then also to you know it's an imposing sanctions against pyongyang is that something you would agree with.

me the united states to download from administration has not been offering incentives to put in their ministries june to induce cooperation between the united states and russia in handling the global crisis and the america first kind of to chill on the part of the from administration will not help you in getting support from china north from the north from russia especially still say another thing there is to peace in. that the north korean people will better quote eat grass then abandon nuclear weapons tests what do you make of that statement. from the north korean regime as well as the people understand. the definite

friends from the united states and they see that threat as real. threat throughout all the previous decades the north korean regime has been able to mobilize people to make sacrifices. and spend a lot on national t friends rather than on economic development at least the regime has been able to maintain this is the ability for years this may not be rational from the international community's point of view but apparently the. the north korean government manages to convince people to support the kind of policy. russia has made its stance very clear on that when it comes to sanctions and a possible military solution to the crisis in the korean peninsula but what do you

think of russia and china's so-called double freeze strategy do you think it could work. this is a reasonable. couple freeze. trying to build a kind of fear into more food for our negotiations necessary to generate the preconditions for the relaunching of hopefully constructive dialogue and negotiations among the six parties the previous six party talks but meanwhile the sea acceptance of the protocols of probably. from washington d.c. and. not the exact the whole fall or rational. choice of chang professor and political analyst at hong kong university thank you for joining us on the program. now the u.s.

envoy to the united nations says diplomacy is failing with north korea after pyongyang conducted its largest ever nuclear test on sunday the u.n. security council met for urgent talks following north korea's announcement it had conducted a controlled hydrogen bomb explosion the impact which triggered an earthquake in the region but so far it seems the united nations has been unable to come up with an alternative or new solution for the crisis enough is enough i think enough is enough the stakes could not be higher the urgency is now time is short action is required are countries patience. it is not unlimited the policy of strategic patience is over or is never something the united states wants the united states does not think conflict only the strongest sanctions will enable us to resolve this problem through diplomacy all of our counterparts need to impose dissensions we

will defend our allies and our territory the united states is prepared to use the full range of our capabilities to defend ourselves and our allies well america's the mainly unwavering stance on the crisis appears even more surprising after russia and china offered a resolution to the u.s. in an attempt to resolve the situation but as soon as it is all those total that comprehensive settlement to the nuclear and other issues plaguing the korean peninsula can be arrived solely through political and diplomatic channels we reiterate our readiness to help this process via the implementation of the initiative proposed by russia and china. china and russia have proposed a new initiative for the denuclearization of the korean peninsula it is practical and feasible and aimed at easing the tensions and preventing further escalation. the so-called double freeze that initiative calls for north korea to stop its nuclear and ballistic missile testing and were turned the u.s.

and south korea will hold the drills no north korea's territory however the u.s. has strongly dismissed the idea the idea that some have suggested a so-called freeze for freeze is insulting. when a rogue regime has a nuclear weapon and an i.c.b.m. pointed at you you do not take steps to lower your guard no one would do that we certainly won't r.t. and there are two to explore is what other options are on the table for donald trump. the u.s. and north korea stuck in a behavioral rut neither seemed willing to back down it looks so bad you might think a third world war was imminent but surely no one wants that so how does the world tackle north korea what are the options while option number one twitter war. president trump has been dropping twitter bombs on pretty every occasion saying pyongyang is looking for trouble and threatening locked unloaded military solutions

and south korea and i should point out that it's a u.s. ally is caught in the rhetorical crossfire question is how effective are these twitter bombs there's no reaction except from kim parading more of his ballistic missiles and even saying he now has a hydrogen bomb on to the next strategy option number two. trade wars and sanctions the u.s. and u.n. security council have hit north korea with sanctions over and over again since two thousand and six and guess what they don't seem to care and to add more pressure the u.s. has been hinting at seizing all trade with any country that continues to do business with them the united states will look at every country that does business with north korea as a country that is giving aid to their reckless and dangerous nuclear intentions but how realistic would this be that means that approximately eighty countries would be affected and that's not to mention the economic consequences for the u.s.

itself option three. the scariest of all which still exists actual all out war the us are the only party openly threatening a military response at the moment and it looks like they could find themselves alone in this fight as the leaders have been clear about not wanting to go down this road. i have to answer no to that i do not see a military solution for north korea i cannot accept it america's closest ally the u.k. is saying that even a conventional war could potentially wipe out the korean peninsula we keep hearing about the need for diplomatic solutions yet we hardly see any progress to resolve the deadlock so where are we now back at the beginning it seems but surely there should be no limit on diplomatic efforts media or tutor r.t. . the latest launches team calls from south korea's military chief looking to boost the peninsula's defense with the redeployment of american nuclear weapons

washington has agreed was sold for the need to maximize pressure on pyongyang and said the president approved the sale of millions of dollars worth of weapons to the south but political analysts when they carry all says countries shouldn't be gambling their security when it comes to north korea the first rule of any negotiation is never break your rival your opponent into a corner things become unpredictable and uncontrollable however the north koreans are not stupid. they do throw the hand they do playground well and they play it strong this is unchartered territory for everyone i'm not sure we need any more gambling i think we need cool heads and let's remember collaboration is the new leader of this moment the lone wolf of. the rest of everyone else needs to be aligned and hunting projects it's through that alignment through that collaboration then we can see a change and so what i'm hoping what i think we'll see is

a coming together of russia china united nations and common sense will prevail syrian government forces are advancing on one of islamic states the last stronghold in the country we've got the details coming up after this break. here's what people have been saying about rejected and that it was actually just full on awesome the only show i go out of my way to launch it was the really packed a punch oh elite yeah it is the john oliver of our two year marriage is going to say we are apparently better than blue the things that i see people you've never heard of love redacted the next president of the world bank so are you going to let me briefly send us an e-mail.

welcome back syrian government forces are now just a few kilometers away from the city of diaz one of his lab mix states last remaining strongholds in the country as you can see here on the map the syrian army with russian backing has made some significant gains over the past month a false thing to watch the speech they say.

the dinies the only time she you know sort of what you do. you are going to have a job at the bottom. of this hopefully the victory will be soon but how do you know your happiness today is indescribable you have been waiting for that me for a long time my gold hailed me i wish you had come earlier but people here are exhausted.

and just the last day the army has gained eight kilometers securing strategic positions on the way russian fighter jets have been assisting with strikes destroying tanks and other vehicles at least seventeen terrorists have been killed but former pentagon official michael maloof says syria still faces some major challenges i resort today represents the last thirty six stronghold isis will dissipate into other areas they won't have a cohesive strategic region and in fact they considered it so important because they were put in some of their best fighters and heavy equipment into the area which is all but been destroyed it was an area bridge if you will between mosul and and on to rocka where isis was able to concentrate it's probably the last strategic . stronghold of isis that will go however there's another problem that's going to

be developing the united states along with the help of the kurds under the syrian democratic forces wants to is trying to occupy the same area because of the oil reserves that are there the problem is on. going to be beginning in terms of. the future. another key player in the fight against isis the lebanese political and military group hezbollah has played a major role in battling islamic state fighters along the syria lebanon border throughout two thousand and seventy hizbollah lebanon's shia military and political organization was founded with the help of iran back in one nine hundred eighty two during these really occupation of lebanon since the beginning of the syrian civil war the group has been deeply involved in fighting against various rebel factions including our nusra front terrorists hizbollah has also proven to be an important

player in combat sing islamic state in syria the group has a strong anti western stance and has been listed as a terror organization by the us the european union and most arab league countries artie's is the ali spoke exclusively to hezbollah's deputy chief shaikh name qassam . following my previous trip to lebanon in order to follow the hezbollah group to the arsehole mountains where they had cleared out the area from terrorists we have managed to build up a connection with hezbollah media group these are the our sole mountains east of lebanon it's the latest scene of the victory of hezbollah hezbollah managed to capture this cave which was used by terrorists as a base and that led to us being given a unique opportunity to interview their deputy leader nineteen named carson is one of the most influential men not just in lebanon but in the whole

region and he's a man who is very well guarded and it's very difficult to secure an interview with somebody of his stature but we managed to do so. and when we went to interview him in beirut. we had a very long security procedure to go through we had to meet at a certain location in the capital we then were told to leave all of our telephones and our electronic equipment before being escorted to another location where the interview took place we also asked about the ongoing conflict in syria in the fight against extremist rubble on the third that they've been at the front of every battle they've been fighting against isis not just here in lebanon but also of course across syria so many topics touched upon but between myself and share in carson in what is really a very rare and exclusive interview with one of the most senior members of the

hezbollah group. yeah. the west wants to see middle east divided into weaken trees so you can control everything the americans wanted to use islamic state against syria but then this monster turned against america so now they have no choice but to confront. america for sure that. america wants a regime change in syria that was the main goal of the war but when they failed to remove assad through military means or with the help of other arab countries the shifted to a policy of non confrontation with president assad because they know there's limits state poses as much of a threat to them as it does to the syrian people. assad is not an imaginary president jalal he is a real and highly sensitive leader and the choice of the syrian people has been

lost and the project to move president assad as a not against the whole of syria which we cannot accept at this time is more the syrian people reelected president assad as the legitimate of the state this is the myself choice for the syrian people and no amount of foreign powers to negotiate. about with the latest the top of the hour. it will make all known why we. would. maybe not use any. of them i talk to them they. must convey that on them as well for us to loudly. cutest body of get his body of what point the love up of this new idea but this sort of feel

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