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 still nonetheless the government's threatening retaliation already if those suspicions prove to be well part of this government will take whatever measures we deem necessary to protect the lives of the people in this country our values and our freedoms elsewhere around the world tonight the u.s. is forced to hold ground operations in eastern syria after its kurdish militia partners head to the north of the country to repel an incursion by washington and a nato ally turkey. and a hundred days to kickoff artie's top world cup team got you through some of the host cities making final preparations for russia twenty eighty.

eleven pm tuesday night here in moscow my name's kevin zero in this is r.t. international we started with this news first than a sixty six year old man and his daughter tonight remain critically ill in hospital in the united kingdom to be exposed to an unidentified substance the man is a former russian colonel this is where it gets interesting who'd been convicted of spying for britain surrogate's cripple used in the russian military's intelligence service another twist in two thousand and six he passed the identities of russian secret agents in europe to the u.k. he was subsequently caught and sentenced to thirteen years in prison but furthermore in twenty ten he was released as part of a high profile spy swap with the u.s. and flown to britain he made home apparently in seoul's brain. will chip the

russian embassy in the u.k. has contacted the british foreign office now requesting more information about what happened yesterday involving sogers cripple and his daughter in salzburg there moscow's representatives in london say they're extremely concerned about the way it's been covered in the media thus far but the lack of clarity concerning what exactly happened yet hasn't stopped even the u.k. foreign secretary now from making some hawkish remarks as polyploid to reports. well 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's stance on surrogate script file 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. i do thirty three year old daughter. were found unconscious outside the move teams shopping center on sunday afternoon and while it would be wrong to

prejudge the investigation i can reassure the house that should evidence emerged that implies state responsibility then the 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 surrogate script how his daughter may have come to be sick on that park bench in seoul's very 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 faced saying that russia can 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 hall 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 all others on the chapman that so-called femen fertile from russia who was on mosque in the us 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 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 and souls very living in caves 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 take a listen to how the media is covering this sounds familiar russia on the suspicion of planning and executing an attack two thousand miles away britain similarities will be drawn with that case which an inquest found led directly to the kremlin the broader question here is dealing with some sort of. plot. was poisoned it will move really do questions about kremlin involvement given that russian defector alexander litvinenko was murdered in two thousand and six using really want to polonium well amongst all this there are still a few voices 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. polyploid there in london were british police chiefs have also confirmed that quote due to the unusual circumstances now the counterterrorism that will be leading the investigation into what exactly happened local authorities in the city are soulsby meantime say several officers also needed medical help after having worked at the scene where the two were found on the bench it's reported that sources in the u.k. emergency services at first suspected the may have been exposed to some kind of powerful prescription painkiller maybe that synthetic drug fenton knows a lot about the streets at the moment in places it is fifty to one hundred times stronger than morphine has a similar effect on the body but they're still not sure but to friends and although overdoses from that cause at least sixty deaths in the you came twenty seventeen that a cyber of the causes commentators we've spoken to say they do not believe that russia was involved for these reasons coming up i always ask myself in these

circumstances would rush hour be stupid enough to carry out such an act two weeks before the russian presidential election and exactly one hundred days before the world cup in russia after all russia if it wanted to could have killed this man at any time obviously that 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. of the big story keeping track constant america's kurdish allies in syria have announced now that they're sending seventeen hundred of their troops to the country's north instead to military offensive their fighters up till now been assisting the u.s. led coalition in the east which according to the pentagon now is having to halt

operations because of this departure. some fighters operating within the us have decided to leave operations in the middle east river valley to fight elsewhere possibly an option they're not fighting isis anymore and basically meant that the not taken territory back from isis is quickly as they had been in the past the kurds america's most reliable allies in syria have ups and left go on to make war with america's fellow anti isis coalition member and nato partner turkey not the friendliest coalition in the world but that's besides the point you know you've got the. distraction of what's going on up front right now it distracts from international effort to ensure the lasting defeat of isis what is going on in a free is taking away from the fight against isis it is a distraction as secretary mabus had called it is certainly not helpful problem is

while america's anti isis coalition butchers and cannibalizes itself the war against the jihad ists has stopped the kurds all left to do their own thing and the guys still there in theirs or incapable it seems of beating the little isis on cleef left there so washington is building an entire new army one key element of the strategy to defeat isis is to train equip sustain and enable elements of the vetted syrian opposition these forces are projected to total approximately sixty to sixty five thousand. sixty five thousand these spared army would be bigger than the canadian or straightly and militaries and don't forget there are already three warring armies in syria the pentagon is planning on equipping and providing this puppet force with everything but there are underwear tens of thousands of new rifles machine guns mortars millions of rounds

of ammunition thousand vehicles and don't forget this seemingly going to pay their salaries two to four hundred dollars a month it's all in the new counterterrorism fund request it says clearly once isis is the straw it this new army will stabilize and patrol the territory it holds near enough a third of syria which measures well with washington's plans to stay in syria indefinitely keep the country split up and prevent assad from winning but there are questions like where is the us going to find thirty thousand more moderate rebels when it couldn't find ten can you tell us what the total number of trained fighters remains it's a small number. the ones that are in the fight. we're

talking for four five the last time the us trained equipped and sent forth a rebel army they all promptly gave up their guns and joined al qaida they spent hundreds of millions on that by the way it was really embarrassing any way you look at it this means more war it says so in black and white the us will only train and equip vetted syrian opposition and hope that this time they don't all turn out to be islam mr radicals a war correspondent or ghost of reporting their world executive director ron paul peace institute thinks that relations now between the u.s. and the kurds are unlikely to normalize anytime soon. well that'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 buy you 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 us is operating and they're coming to the aid of their allies does the us hope that the syrian government gets further drawn in to the fight with the kurds against the turks then the us can swing back around and help its turkish 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 will follow those twists and turns of the coming hours days months no doubt and you count it on t. dot com you can follow this to the football big football year here in russia twenty eight the big will cup come in so kicking off now in one hundred days is a big day on the calendar for it there will be sixty four matches in eleven cities played in twelve brand new will revive stadiums.

so events from other beginning of the hundred day can't have been taking place across russia including here in moscow but official ceremony wrapped up a few hours ago. and the calendar begins russian football officials world cup volunteers and fans all came together to mark the milestone with more the tournament the building excitement daniel hawkins it's a pretty chilly snow covered 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 won the bid to host the feed the world cup but as time has moved closer to the event it's really flown by in today marks the first mark 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 and every fan around the world that the walkup is going to be an inclusive event an open event a welcoming event for everyone who respective of their background or region 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. the local organizing committee and we had also a great opportunity to test all these security arrangements and the concepts during

the confederations cup last year and everything went well we will promote what point of view now organizers have put found comfort the send off preparations those tens of thousands of fans coming to russia from all across the world will be able to get a special fine idea alongside that tickets now that means they can come into 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 nearest doctor will enjoy him so that the boys can recall to him once in a while and be able to give the best room to. project. very much full steam ahead here in russia as the countdown begins and what better place

to watch all the action than r.t. with a star studded lineup of pundits and commentators bring you all the latest updates . looking for abroad it will be warmer come and i can tell you what if you think playing top flight football is difficult enough try doing it in the water with fins this is nonsense we just want to show the pictures of the marine animals in rush's southern resort of sochi doing a good job their little bow in the fans with their football skills but i was going to say yeah even having a sidekick and getting a goal stay with it bag another minute yeah that was the animals at the city's aquatic center the most pictures are ok now here in r.t. international we're going to be bringing you all the spectacle of russia twenty eighteen big time for some of football's biggest names we're so excited on board already we've got former manchester united goalkeeper absolute great he is peter schmeichel we've also got the former liverpool england striker stan collymore you'll see him stand on for months with us already and as of yesterday we're delighted to tell you we've got one of the most decorated coaches of the modern game on board with this too to take you through all the twists and turns of this

big year coming up with a football chosen marrying you. for a world cup twenty eight team coverage we've signed one of the greatest goalkeepers of all but there was one more question by the way who's going to be our coach. guys i know you are nervous he's a huge star and a huge amount of pressure camera you have to go to the center of the beach but how would you. agree. if you are the rock at the back nobody gets past you we need you to get down there we left go. alone. and i'm really happy to join that for the two thousand and thirteen world cup in russia. this special one was also appreciated me to say the real p.r.t. teams latest edition make up as we go.

back to the top news stories it's not now the turkish president vowing to press on with purchasing the russian s four hundred missile system despite the threat of sanctions from his nato ally the united states if he does present dead ones also accuse the military alliance in return therefore of double standards. let those who criticize us for purchasing the s four hundred to fight terrorism look at themselves why are they silent about the s three hundred which greece has and they tell us that this is a wrong step what kind of alliance what kind of solidarity is this or nato has made its dissatisfaction clear every step of the way over this purchase earlier this month. rose gottemoeller pointed out the problem that the s four hundred doesn't as she put it into great with current nato hardware the s four hundred would give turkey though a new level of control over its airspace and beyond if it is board eventually it's a surface to wear anti aircraft missile system developed in the one nine hundred ninety s. it's

a state of the art stuff or it could engage up to eighty targets of the time up to four hundred kilometers away apparently can also hit fast moving targets up to an astonishing eight point zero four point eight kilometers per second the thing to be reckoned with are all turkish international relations professor hussein but she spoke to me about this earlier on in told me things ankara needs russian weapons more than western support right now. we live. very interesting crisis between turkey and the united states of america by literal terms. and by the through in terms of the turkish position two. hundred. from the tutors defense policy point of view russia seems to be one of the possible partners for future. missile system is not applicable to the nato structure but the since one thousand nine hundred one first

gulf war turkey is all that is for this new defense structure is nato does not provide the. next this is a bit of news we never saw coming a couple of months ago it seems there is a diplomatic breakthrough on the horizon for the two koreas the north officials have reportedly told the southern counterparts that pyongyang would be willing to abandon its nuclear weapons now in exchange for security guarantees khaled mopin has more on the surprises from new york has been yet another breakthrough in the possible warming of relations between north and south korea we now hear an announcement that the democratic people's republic of korea would be willing to give up its nuclear arsenal if their security were protected if furthermore they have promised that they will never attack south korea and there is now plans in the works for a summit between north and south korea north korea has clearly expressed its willingness to the denuclearization of the korean peninsula in the tweet don't

trump talks about the possibility of peace on the korean peninsula now this is quite a different tone than he has taken in the past donald trump's tweet has itself a mixed message she talks about possible peace but then he also talks about the fact that the usa would be willing to go either way now we've also heard from rex tillerson some. rather extreme words to describe north korea calling them an extreme threat north korea threatens the entire global community through its unlawful nuclear and ballistic missile programs and political activities including its arms exports to africa so as there is a thaw in relations and the two governments on the korean peninsula seem to be moving closer toward each other and many are wondering what will be the next move as the united states remains a question there's a huge military presence by the united states in south korea and all eyes are on the negotiations that are taking place the world is anticipating and hopeful about

the possibility of peace but what role the usa will play in antagonizing or intensifying the conflict remains in question well that's the next thing political science professor joseph cheney told us the biggest challenge next will be to get donald trump administration to the table over it. there is considerable doubt on the part of the united states but i think the cost on the table and the real challenge of course is for the united states to decide whether to engage north korea. or not while recognizing that nuclear weapons capability open and indicating is spread to talk. about north korea's ultimatum objectives. meeting today by the russian military transport plane that crashed while i'm going to an air base killed everyone on board is not only across his coming thirty nine people of the time seven more than an issue he

reported jacqueline reports well the latest information that we're getting from the russian defense ministry is that there were in fact thirty three passengers along with six crew members aboard the plane they were all military personnel and they all perished in the crash of the incident took place as the aircraft attempted to land at the russian operated he made him air base on syria's western coast it crashed about five hundred meters from the runway now the airplane itself isn't until nov and twenty six a military transport aircraft that was designed in the soviet union the defense ministry has also confirmed that the plane was not fired upon and while they are looking into all other possible reasons behind the crash initial report suggests that a technical malfunction is to blame here i. have these pictures shocking event next 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 at the time the filling a confrontation in the village of which soldiers targeted homes with smoke grenades that stun grenade could be seen exploding right there. to them well the i.d.f. responded by saying dozens of protesters were throwing rocks at troops in the area at the time and the officers did not spot that that couple were carrying a child if they had the state went on to say that if a baby had been there they'd have noticed it have acted accordingly the rights group that witnessed the video says violence by israelis against palestinians though is what comes under occupation and little can be done about 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're seeing in this collision of violence by israeli citizens. towards palestinians the residents of millions who

are not citizens despite these many many incidents. public awareness is still low and more importantly the military is failing to provide 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 feudalistic ations and many of them closed down due to lack of the police failure to investigate as they should and this is the case and this is the reality that we're in. well this is not a shot of the way the world is looking and some of the top news stories around us this tuesday night pigs have as much watching keep abreast of it all was well almost like altie don't call him kevin on saying thanks for now i'm back in thirty minutes again with the latest update if you can maybe make the time to be.

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