look. the british news media goes into overdrive speculating on kremlin involvement in the suspected poisoning of a former russian double agent in the u.k. and despite hard facts the government's threatening retaliation if those suspicions prove to be discovered and take whatever measures we deem. as people in this country. and. the u.s. is forced to halt ground operations in eastern syria kurdish militia partners head to the north of the country to repel an incursion by washington's nato ally turkey . and a hundred days to kick off our top world cup team guides you through some of the host cities making final preparations for russia twenty eighteen.

it's seven o'clock here in moscow and you're watching r.t. international live from last year with mina do the teams are welcome to the program to people remain critically in hospital in the u.k. after being exposed to an identified substance they are a former russian colonel who'd been convicted of spying for britain and his daughter so the script all used to serve in the russian military's intelligence service in two thousand and six he passed the identities of russian secret agents in europe to the u.k. he was subsequently court and sentenced to thirteen years in prison but in trying to turn he was released as part of a high profile spy swap with the u.s. and flown to britain. the russian embassy in the u.k. has contacted the british foreign office requesting more information about the incident involving palin's daughter but the lack of clarity concerning what exactly

happened has not stopped the u.k. foreign secretary from making some bold declarations as polyploid reports it just goes to show how these stories can snowball now the foreign secretary boris johnson has had to answer an urgent question in the house of commons about the government dancing. crowd and boris johnson did say that it's not clear what happened and this is still an active investigation however if it's linked back to russia the kremlin is going to have to pay the sixty six year old man. and he's thirty three year old daughter. were found unconscious outside the moat shopping center on sunday afternoon and while it would be wrong to prejudge the investigation i can reassure the house that should evidence emerge that implies state responsibility then her majesty's government will respond appropriately and robustly. well it is

remarkable how this story has developed over the past few hours the media took the few facts that we had on this story from the police and it's now splashed everywhere security experts speculating on every angle of how surrogates his daughter may have come to be sick on that park bench in solsbury there's not much new wants to the analysis it's got to be said despite this being an active investigation we've already got politicians waving their face saying that russia can't turn the u.k. into its own personal killing fields and on the other hand it's not surprising that this story is causing the for rory that it is it's got all the hallmarks of a spy thriller script was a double agent convicted in russia for selling secrets to britain swapped in two thousand and ten in that very famous spy swap for among others on the chapman that

so-called femme fertile from russia who was on my asked in the u.s. and it's all been conflated here with the case of alexander litvinenko the other former russian spy who was poisoned by drinking radioactive tea in a sushi restaurant back in two thousand and six of course script file is being speculated may have been poisoned by eating some pizza in a pizza place in solsbury eleven inquiries widow maria has been giving interviews talking about how russians in exile here in the u.k. need to be better protected that they might not feel safe air and suggestions also in the papers a big headlines about putin never having forgiven script for what he did and that. may have feared for his life in recent weeks after the death of his wife and his son both ostensibly in car crashes take a listen to how the media is covering this well i mean there. obviously parallels

with the murder of alexander litvinenko there may be some revenge motivations that the russian system finds it difficult to get to forgive people who use traitors anyway similarities will be drawn with that case which an inquest found led directly to the kremlin the broader question here is always dealing with some sort of sophisticated plot. was close and it will move really do questions about kremlin involvement given that russian alexander litvinenko was murdered in two thousand and six using really want to polonium well amongst all this there are still a few voices urging caution among them the former british ambassador to moscow also some commentators hesitantly adding that perhaps the kremlin wouldn't be so keen to murder someone who they themselves said given away many years ago and all this on the eve of a big presidential election british police chiefs have also confirmed that quote

due to the unusual circumstances the counterterrorism network will be leading the investigation local authorities in the city of solsbury say several officers needed medical help after having worked at the scene where the two were found it's reported that sources in the u.k. murdered the service as it first suspected the pair may have been exposed to a powerful prescription painkiller a synthetic drug called sentinel it's fifty to one hundred times stronger than morphine and has a similar effect on the body overdoses from the drug caused at least sixty deaths in the u.k. in twenty seventeen commentators we've spoken to say they don't believe russia was involved. i always ask myself in the circumstances would russia be stupid enough to carry out such an act two weeks before the russian presidential election exactly one hundred days before the world cup in russia after all russia if it wanted to could have killed this early time obviously the

shadows and the resonance in so many people's minds are going to be from the alexander litvinenko case because that dominated the british had lines for so long and it seems at least superficially that there are parallels here at least in the the russian intelligence angle. america's kurdish allies in syria have announced they're sending a seventeen hundred troops to the country's north to repel a turkish military offensive there the fighters up until now have been assisting the u.s. led anti i think coalition in the east which according to the pentagon is now having to halt operations because of their departure some fighters operating within your steer have decided to leave operations in the middle euphrates river valley to fight elsewhere possibly in africa they're not fighting isis anymore and that basically meant that the not taken to richard barrett from isis is quickly as they had been in the past the syrian democratic forces mentioned in the pentagon

statement are predominantly composed of kurdish militia fighters they played a crucial role in combating iceland syria and have been receiving support from washington but now a spokesperson for the militia has said that protecting people in syria's northern city of a free is more important than aiding the u.s. coalition turkey launched an offensive against the kurdish militias in the african region back in january and considers them to be terrorist groups and says it wants to dislodge them from the border area through or can't reports according to u.s. . officials u.s. backed a ground operations against islamic sing remnants in eastern syria have been put on hold now that's because kurds who had spearheaded combat against extremists have shifted to a separate fight with turkish forces in a free the kurdish region of free and in northern syria has become a new geo political pivot point in the conflict turkey launched an offensive in a frame in january to expel syrian kurdish forces which it sees as

a terrorist group and as an extension of a kurdish insurgency at home while the parties in the region are trying to figure out what to do exactly the violence in the region continues. for weeks now defense secretary jim matheson other u.s. officials have called turkey's operation a distraction from the isis campaign you know you've got the. distraction of what's going on africa right now it distracts from international effort to ensure the lasting defeat of isis what is going on in a green is taking away from the fight against isis it is a distraction as secretary mabus had called it is certainly not helpful however it seems that for kurdish forces the fighting in a frame is more than just

a distraction kurds have been washington's key allies in the fight against iceland one of the most effective forces combat ing extremists in the region the pentagon has already admitted that the potential costs of their destruction from the isis is severe now we just have to wait and see how this will affect the battle against isis in syria and whether or not this will extend u.s. operations in the country. the executive director of the wrong told peace institute thinks relations between the u.s. and the kurds are unlikely to normalize well it's three months of the old saying it's better to be the enemy than the ally of the united states because if you're the enemy they may try to value but if you're the ally they certainly will sell you and that certainly seems like what they're doing with the kurds perhaps the kurds are understanding that they will be sold out they were sold out at rocca as well and they will be sold out in the eastern part of syria where the u.s. is operating and they're coming to the aid of their allies does the u.s. hope that the syrian government gets further drawn in to the fight with the kurds

against the turks then the u.s. can swing back around and help it struck his ally in fighting the syrian government and the kurds as well maybe that's the move that would mean the big question mark is what will russia do in a situation like that talk about a disaster. bubbles will will be the biggest sporting event of the year and russia twenty thousand kicks off in one hundred days they'll be sixty four matches in eleven cities played in twelve all revolving stadiums. events to mark the countdown milestone have been taking place across russia including in moscow where an official signing me has just wrapped up. what i do know.

russian football officials world cup volunteers and fans all came together to mark the moment with more on the tournament here's daniel. it's a pretty chilly snow cover day here today in moscow but of course the world cup will take place in the height of moscow's warm summer it seems so long ago now that russia was bid to host the feed the world cup but as time has moved closer to the event it's really flown by and today marks the first mark of one hundred days till the start of football's biggest festivals preparations have been well underway twelve stadiums across eleven cities from khazan in the east to kaliningrad in the west and fifo officials have been keeping a close eye on those preparations on those developments so far so good from them it's been a thumbs up this is very important for fee for and for the local organizing committee to make clear to everyone every fan around the world that the walk up is

going to be an inclusive event an open event and welcoming even for everyone who respective of their background origin nationality gender sexual orientation or skin color it is an event which is for everyone and this is the year the commitment that we have made in the local authorities in the local organizing committee that are behind this as well together with us people have complete trust in the security preparations and the security concept people looked at by russian authorities to the local organizing committee and we had also to create opportunity to test all the security arrangements and the concepts to bring to the confederations cup last year and everything went there we will promote what point of view now organizers have put found comfort at the center of preparations those tens of thousands of fans coming. russia from all across the world will be able to get a special final idea alongside that tickets now that means they can come out of the

country visa free as what does get free travel on special transport between the host cities and in the host cities as well also of course giving them peace of mind about safety and security now of course the fines have been the main priority but it's the sports teams themselves who are taking center stage many of the world's greatest stars coming to russia and it's fair to say those teams have had requests which have been let's say a little bit more unusual. will

come. will come once in a while to prepare the nigerian news about the will enjoy so that the boys recalled to him once in a while and be able to give the best during the competition. very much full steam ahead here in russia as the countdown begins and what better place to watch all the action than tea with a star studded lineup of pundits and commentators bring you all the latest updates . and if you think playing top flight football is difficult enough trying doing it in water with fins the marine animals in russia is a southern result of what you have been while we are friends by football skills and

having a kick about with a few of the visitors at the cities. throughout the day here on all t. international we're taking you around some of the world cup so cities as the hundred day countdown gets going to that opening match for russia twenty eighteen. twenty more this i want to there is progress in relations between north and south korea but not everyone is ready to celebrate is among our stories after this break.

church secret indeed priests accused of sexually abusing children can get away with it quite literally. because the geographic solution. what the bishop needs to do then he finds out. the truth is simply moves him to a different spot where the previous. highest ranks of the catholic church help conceal the accused priests from the police and justice. does not get as the i intend to lawyer out at tuesday's out and. gives. back to the program north korea has performed a political one hundred eighty saying there is no reason to further pursue nuclear weapons if it gets a security county the country even promises to halt nuclear tests if talks go ahead

with the us this latest development came after a visit to north korea by a delegation from the south the head of the group says he was told he's told says there would be no need for a nuclear program if there's no fret of invasion referring to the u.s. military presence in south korea as a result the two korean nations will hold their first joint political summit in decades in april. it's being widely seen as a significant step towards peace in the region following months of missile tests and threats of war between the north and south those tests or washington slap more tough economic sanctions against pyongyang and organize more joint drills with south korea political science professor joseph chen says the biggest challenge next will be to get donald trump's administration to the table. considerable on the part of the united states but i think the cost on the table the real challenge of

course is for the united states to decide whether to engage north korea. or not while recognizing the nuclear weapons capability open and indicating its readiness to talk. about north korea's all to me objectives. russian military transport plane has crashed while landing at a syrian base the defense ministry says all thirty two people on board were killed . reports russia's defense ministry has said that there were twenty six passengers on board along with six crew members and they all perished in the crash the incident took place as the plane attempted to land at the russian controlled human air base on syria's west coast and the plane ended up crashing about five hundred meters from the runway where the plane itself was none thought of and twenty six it's a military transport aircraft that was designed in the soviet union has the capacity

of carrying up to thirty eight passengers and a payload of over five tons the defense ministry did say that they are looking into all possible causes of the incident but at this point due to initial reports it does look like technical malfunction is on the top of that list they did also add that there was no indication that the plane had been shot at. an israeli border officer has been caught on video throwing a stun grenade at a couple carrying an infant in the west bank. the footage was released by an israeli human rights group it's been reported that the palestinian couple were fleeing a confrontation in their village in which soldiers targeted homes with smoke grenades stun grenades can be seen exploding right next to them. the i.d.f. responded by saying dozens of protesters were throwing rocks at troops in the area and the officers did not spot that the couple were carrying

a child the statement went on to say that if a baby had been noticed they would have acted accordingly the right script which released the video says that violence by israelis against palestinians is what comes under occupation and little is done to prevent it the reality of the occupation the israeli occupation over the palestinians in this incident as well as in many many others in recent weeks we have seen in the scale ation of violence by israeli citizens. towards palestinians civilians who are not citizens despite these many many incidents. public awareness is low and more importantly the military is failing to provide. these palestinians the security required we're seeing that many many of the violence of settlers and military personnel. go without any trials without any investigations or with food

distributions and many of them closed down due to lack of the police failure to investigate as they should this is the case and this is the reality that we're in. now jamie's national anthem could be in line for and gender friendly re rock and letter which and by the country's equality commission asked for the west fatherland and presently to be removed with all his i have a car spondon it to all of us it's one of the most recognizable national anthems in the world. but there are plans afoot to make changes to the woods of the lead in an attempt to make it more gender inclusive now this is being put forward by the country's equal opportunities the plan put forward by kristin rose morning would see the phrase

full of the land swap for homeland on the line of brotherly with heart in hand changed to courageously with hossa and hand it wouldn't be the first time that the german anthem which has been used since one thousand nine hundred twenty two it caused trouble after world war two the first verse in its opening lines. but alice or germany germany above all else caused problems then as well the words themselves were written back in the nineteenth century about german unification however the nazis made them their own. the in. the end after reunification in one thousand nine hundred one germany adopted the third verse as its national anthem the first verse isn't to be sung but people still to forget like earlier this year at

a fed cup tennis much in the united states which on good play is in funds alike. sure and back in two thousand and nine british musician. and the wrath of a german audience after he sung the first during a life performance. was. perhaps the time is right to update the anthem we spoke to some people in the streets of berlin that's what they saw. vices i don't know i'm undecided i belong to the generation that grew up with this i think is good as it is. he thinks is the

whole visa is i think it's fine the way it is. i don't agree with this i think it's nonsense why should we do this just to make one group happy without the words isn't an option either the texas half of the song without it it would only be half of what it is just me i honestly don't care. because why not i think it's ok the word fatherland has some negative connotations and he's somewhat right wing as far as i'm concerned it feels like a negative sort of patriotism it would be better if it was more neutral peter all of a. nice round of flower kevin and it will take over the top of the hour so do stay with us. i've done some it's not is not a quick place is not a good country and. that's

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hi it's max kaiser this is the kaiser report i've got a warm fuzzy feeling of this talk about gun reform we're all going to just join hands and saying up with people and i'm looking forward to that oh boy stacy well i think you're talking about trump donald trump taking on the n.r.a. in a remarkable way that we haven't seen certainly in the modern era where he said that basically both the republicans and the democrats were afraid to do any legislation on gun control because they were owned by the n.r.a. essentially which is remarkable that i think they gave him something like thirty million dollars in two thousand and sixteen delic this whole attitude to our congress like. you know you are a doer and scared to death of the n.r.a.

you're the losers you're punks not me. the mafioso in a muffler to capital. scares me away now the men are a thirty million dollars nothing. well we're going to talk about some other sort of moments of chutzpah that have since come on ravelled because a lot of donald trump's unravels quickly he says one thing and then he does another well jamie diamond also says one thing in does another these are new york you've got a chorus you know these notion maggie. here's a headline from the past week and that is j.p. morgan chase minutes cryptocurrency is a risk to its business for the first time despite j.p. morgan chase c.e.o. jamie diamond having called big queen a fraud the big bank is now taking crypto currency very seriously and knowledge in the block chain based technology as a veritable threat to its future yeah i must really hate to have to say this there

the way it works is that if a company like j.p. morgan or there's another bank that made a similar comment their big bank and when they find a material risk to their business to their balance sheet they must under law disclose this to shareholders and so jamie diamond the matter how much he tried to talk down because no matter how much he tried to get his buddies in washington to outlaw bad guy and it mean the fact is he's lost he has lost the battle of big call and he's got it now come crawling back to the market and say you know what the whole banking industry has been fundamentally change we need to adapt over here j.p. morgan are be left as i said many years now if they didn't adapt they would be relegated to a third tier bank jamie diamond doesn't want to give away that free spigot of money he gets every day from nickel and dime in people to death so.