this started. twitter approach started with an advertising bid in twenty sixteen promote the channel's u.s. election coverage twitter going before congress. protesters gathering in university square in barcelona. a pivotal forty eight hours waiting on the outcome of a spanish senate vote on its future i'd also the u.s. will release classified files into president kennedy's assassination after a fifty year deadline passes lifting the lid on one of the country's darkest stepaside.

thanks for watching this thursday afternoon which just four o'clock in moscow. has revealed the details of an advertising offer made by twitter in the year during the u.s. presidential elections back in twenty sixteen twitter did make a large sum proposal to r.t. offering to promote the channel's coverage in the media giant is set to testify to congress on alleged russian meddling after including r.t. in its report on the matter let's get more details now from hawkins who joins us from central moscow. new information coming out damn which does change things slightly. indeed and before we go to that story let's just give a bit of background of what exactly has happened here as you just mentioned at the end of september twitter published a report it was titled russian interference in the twenty six thousand us election bots and misinformation he was mentioned multiple times in the reports in the

context of that alleged russian influence more specifically giving out confidential information about how much exactly r.t. had spent on their social media advertising on twitter that sum was given as around two hundred seventy thousand dollars in twenty sixteen across all their channels r.t. america spotted an international not so different strategy to any international news channel would use to promote their material on social media and i was also say twitter will soon be going to testify before congress with regards to these allegations of russian interference that will happen in just a few days' time on the first of november no doubt he will also be given a mention in that testimony this comes in the wider context of all of the america coming under increasing the president of russia united states has mentioned just last week a couple of weeks back by editor in chief going to somalia and here's what she had to say about the. and you don't know women till recently new active measures except

this time getting a reputation has been taken against us in the us. new around so if we ever experience the kind of pressure that we experience today in the us to the point eventually being forced out of the country now it's in that specific context that artie's taken the decision to release some details about negotiations that actually did take place between the channel and twitter representatives in twenty sixteen in the lead up to the u.s. presidential election as you mentioned there are t. was offered a high cost comprehensive special package by twitter specifically tailor made for the us general presidential election that package would have contain many special customized features from special it mode you have to research an analytics media strategy to enable according to twitter themselves why don't reach the u.s. audience is specifically for the u.s. presidential election and i offer some negotiations that offer was actually declined for the reason that i had a very high price tag that went over all social media budgets available for that

year another interesting fact actually to reveal is artie's reduce the twitter social media budget this year from last year specifically because of a satisfactory result so that figure is likely to be even smaller so. we're going to see more than our editor in chief put on twitter just in the last day or so this is hopefully something that's with the representatives will also mention in their testimony to congress that they actually did approach r.t. with this customized special package that offer was declined. for one of the main reasons being the high cost of that package it will be interesting to see what the testimony does contain and indeed how congress will react to that information of course should twitter choose to include that in their version of events sure ok thanks dan that was the dan hawkins for us. ok well let's

turn to our spy now because tensions are rising over catalonia push for independence you can actually see live pictures behind me here from barcelona where protesters have gathered in university square meanwhile an address by the catalan president has been canceled he was expected to dissolve parliament and the spanish senate will start the baiting applying our school one five five on removing catalonians autonomy vote on it on friday so let's get more details on exactly what is happening with. the who's in barcelona first amongst the protesters to show it is over with this story a lot happening just bring us up to speed with the developments. well that's why did a lot of confusion here as to exactly what is happening today many people were expecting the catalan president's call those crucial to make a statement in the last two hours that's taking the test twice the councils he is expected still to speak to people later today and people want to hear what he has

to say some people here in the square say they want him to declare outright independence others say they don't want that others say they're not happy about the idea that's been mooted much speculation in the spanish press that he will actually declasse now election now one of the reasons he might take less than the election that's what many people are expecting here is because that would defeat you some of this crisis between catalonia and the trade that the reason not to do some of the crisis is because as you mentioned this banishment it is due to vote on article one fifty five to morrow if they vote yes for that that would suspend the autonomy of the catalan region now if a snap election is called immediately that vote will be canceled and that the thomas region no power will not be taken away from catalonia there are also a number of other reasons people are suspecting a snap election could be as part of one of the announced. see they are not speakers if it takes place there is

a chance this is rolling the dice that col is pushing won't and his guess is independents. who want to stick the space could actually win an outright majority and further strengthen the mandate that they feel that they have the independents however it could also roll the other way and they could see that they find splits in trucks amongst themselves in the lead up to that election there are some splits already being shown with some members of the party saying there is no one of the option then to declare independence at the moment that in fact came from the vice president's party others saying they don't want to declare independence they want to have better tools with the government in the trade so much speculation about what is going on but the reality is that people have gathered here because they are unhappy with the entirety of the crisis some people are happy with the idea of independence others are unhappy about the idea of the cd from spain and others outright do not want austin one five five zero to go on nor do they want snap

elections all eyes are on call the speech more a next step he will take because it does seem like the ball is now firmly in his court. and sure does ok charlotte was shot if their first loan we can get further reaction tonight because we're joined by and rick he's from the cattle and solidarity for independents and he's with us right now and rick thanks for coming on firstly what did you make then of this decision by calling. to cancel that address. ok this is. going to mourn. for all the people which today was expecting. clear all for their independence that means that if the morning make the bed back it will mean for a big. of of the people. because. you understand that the people was voting very difficult positions in

a very difficult democratic way. more than two million. people deciding to go. to spain to declare the independence and in spite of the decision of the political single political can not be taken individually must be taken listen to the people that's why any any kind of decision made must be in this direction although the direction it will be a big reason of the of the people so why do you think you saw the speculation but why do you think you decided to cancel today's address. we don't know now all speculation because until now an hour before president was saying that he will appear in the media. explain. the position of going to. out on the collection inside of this pain and actually.

will be. in session and he will come to the parliament session we expect and we wish that he will not make a step back and we will go ahead with the declare of the independent not depending on the pleasure of spain it is done by the application of article one hundred fifty five he must be present and he must be reasonable by the democratic wishes of the people expressed. on wonderful this is the only one way we must follow no one so when your position then on the possibility of dissolving the castle and parliament and calling a snap election some people were saying that could give catalonia more time to resolve this. this is not the solution what it will be a solution to be clear. election. collection to preserve what thing to

preserve nothing the question is that. to make such a kind of movement it it's only because he is afraid of something but this could not be a decision because it not we'll arrange nothing if this is will be the solution for all the problems. but this is not the solution is exactly a solution from money not a solution from the catalans catalans don't want a new government catalans want independence and this must be clear on the mind of the president puts them on mine a lot of the presence of the people he did absolutely present we will consider this if he make this movement will consider this a big reason to the bowl and the of the people this is not the solution ok look we'll have to leave it there and we really appreciate your thoughts on this that was unresolved from the cattle and solidarity for independence thank you. thank you

or just like cattle and society as you can see there the region's police force is also deeply divided on the issue of independence. if they disobeyed orders from madrid and refused to use force on the day of independence referendum their conduct was seen by some as praiseworthy and by others as treacherous.

meanwhile the cattle and police have said they will serve the whole community despite the apparent divisions within its ranks. at the moment castle and society is deeply divided and that's a fact that would be hypocritical to deny the same division can be seen inside the police but first of all we want to say that we remain calm of course we will continue to do our everyday work no matter what happens and we want the cast one please to stay as the police for all catalans. a new light could be shed on one of the twentieth century's darkest episodes later on thursday donald trump's administration is allowing the release of classified documents into president kennedy's assassination that is the fifty year congress deadline passes to keep the information under wraps kennedy was killed in dallas in november of one thousand nine hundred sixty three he was in an open top car with the first lady when the shots rang out the killer was lee harvey oswald he was or swiftly arrested

but was shot and killed two days later while under police escort stories are wrong pored over oswald's motive and his past prank has been retracing a significant chapter in a tourist killer's life too on the other side of the atlantic. where might you find the most drama and lee harvey oswald's life story before the events of november nine hundred sixty three well it could be his short but eventful stay in this city four years before he is president kennedy. most of the places which form part of extraordinary trip still exist like the. railway station where he arrived from helsinki in finland his last stop in a western country before reaching the u.s.s.r.

. stayed right here at the hotel berlin which is now the savoy it's just a few minutes walk from. the former k.g.b. headquarters. his visa meant that he only had six days to get a soviet citizenship so he wasted no time in trying to secure his hammer and sickle passport which began with this letter i believe harvey oswald request that i be granted citizenship in the soviet union i want citizenship because i am a communist and a worker i have lived in a decadent capitalist society where the workers are slaves i do not want to return to any country outside of the soviet union there was interview after interview with the k.g.b. but couldn't convince officials he should be allowed that passport then back inside

hotel berlin his russian guy in reality a supervisor that is assigned to every foreign visitor. inside the bag. inside one of these rooms he slashed his wrist. attempting to commit suicide doctors managed to save oswald's life he was allowed to stay and wait for mercy from a higher soviet authority with this confidence boost to the extreme asked american diplomats to revoke his citizenship then he agreed to an interview with one u.s. journalist i would say he was extremely superficial. very immature. and very misinformed and. it took the former u.s. marine an enormous effort more than two months to get a soviet passport only for one year the day after he got hold of the document he

set off for minsk and bell reuss the capital of one of the u.s.s.r. small republics to work on a soviet factory he boarded his train ride on this station and minsk oswald met his first soviet lover but she turned down his marriage proposal because she was afraid to marry an american and just two months later he met a nineteen year old marine a person his future wife and mother of his first child yet with a drab job and nothing to do outside of work according to oswald himself he would soon make the decision to leave the u.s.s.r. for good along with his family. after what seemed to be disillusionment with the u.s.s.r. there was only one way home for office walt and that was through the american embassy. ilya patrol. tracing the footsteps of lee harvey oswald and moscow. passed the night in

a stuffy watching our table be back with us. would hope that you should. put themselves on the line to get accepted or rejected

. so when you want to be president. you simply want to be. if you're going to be this is what the three of them will be good. in pursuit of always in the water. flow again the british will make his home for five to temps to find any trace of russian interference in the outcome of last year's brics it referendum with more on this is the situation well the anti russia hype continues now here in the u.k. following the brave but quite few tile example of this we've seen in the u.s. of trying to implicate russia in election results that were seen as unfavorable now we do know back here in london a committee within the house of commons had sent a letter to the c.e.o.

of facebook mark zuckerberg asking him to provide details on russian ads a linked. to not just the bracks that referendum but also the last u.k. general election now this is part of an investigation being carried out by this committee an inquiry on feek news trying to determine whether or not foreign actors are getting involved by using online platforms to interfere in elections now the russian ambassador to the you can exonerate prevent go said he was surprised to see this kind of reaction from the u.k. given that the bricks at referendum was called of course by the previous conservative government he's asked a question of it's not clear who the british government is if russia is able to influence these kinds of things now this comes just days ago we saw a labor m.p. within the british parliament also say that it's important to enquire into any participation by russia in terms of interfering in western democracies and really all of this is seen as a sort of repetition of this having been carried out on

a also quite wide scale in the us facebook had said that russia linked accounts had bought one hundred thousand dollars worth of ads but obviously this was seen as largely seen as very little proof of anything given the multi million dollar of budgets when it comes to the election campaigns in the us so really all of this despite the lack of any tangible proof really showing us that the show must go on considering russia has become everyone's favorite bad boy it seems. i'm situation reporting that. on this day fifteen years ago russian special forces raided the grove theatre of more scope bringing one of the country's most deadly terror attacks in its history to an end here's a look back at how it unfolded. let's look so both two thousand musical theatre production doest. the performance drew crowds will see it's

a goes to the cities to prophesy. the venue was packed with people enjoying the critically acclaimed show. until dozens of mass gunman stormed the building. within minutes hundreds of people would say can hostage you can lead to many children and elderly people spend the next three days trapped in a concert hall deprived of food water or medicine. if you are anywhere if. after hours of negotiations that sac is agreed to release forty one people they also allowed some journalists inside and stated their demand an end to the russian military campaign against islamist insurgents in chechnya thank you so.

when we wish the worst the kremlin offered to let the group leave russia if they released the hostages but it soon became clear the militants had no plans of making a lawyer. national. on saturday two hostages were shot while trying to flee hours later authorities decided to launch a rescue operation a father caught in the morning a chemical agent was pumped into the building's ventilation system to knock out the jihad ists and prevent them from detonating the explosives. in the stand up that followed nearly fifty terrorists were killed the first hostages were then carried out the building and rushed to hospital the c. falls over one hundred thirty laws were lost.

fifteen years on and the theater siege is remembered as one of the worst terrorist attacks in history and to top it all nor doest remain synonymous with the tragedy. today the victims are being remembered at side the theater in the russian capital white balloons were released as a tribute to every person killed in the attack. with r.c. thanks for watching us afternoon i'll be back with more news in just over half an hour to do have a look at our social media pages on you tube channel. because there's survival guide book stations just like all the stores to.

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plant welcome to all the parts and old latin adage goes that if you want peace prepare for war countering or deterring aggression through the use of force is part of the most basic human instinct the one that when they indulge righteously often leads to barbaric waste of humanity what would it take for the world to adopt the

prepare for peace rather than prepare for war attitude well to discuss that i'm now joined by still i would work if it's this advocate and founder of oxford research group it's great to talk to you thank you very much for your time to well if you've been an advocate for nonviolence for many decades you side the examples of mahatma gandhi nelson mandela and unsung city as people who personally inspired you and they all strike me as heroes of the twentieth century i wonder if their life stories as inspiring as they are still valid today while the nature of conflict and the nature of politics have changed so dramatically i agree with you that the nature of conflict has changed dramatically but if you take the qualities of somebody like mandela they're enduring and i can give you a very clear example of that i think it was the second time that i met manila and he started speaking to remove about sixty people and he's not an orator he was

a rugby voice but as. he started speaking i got the shivers on my skin thirty minutes later i still had what we call an english goose bumps and i asked myself why what is this and eventually i figured out it was the sheer energy of his integrity and i received that bodily so this was clearly a man that you couldn't push around and who would not back down on what he believed but all of their were standing up to institutional violence an individual against the process machinery of the state we still happens today but i think the most cruel forms of violence these day. are associated with non-state actors who not only rely on violence for practical purposes they faddish eyes it do you really think that the approach of mahatma gandhi could be affective with groups like the islamic state.