prove criminal guilt the nerve agent shark and as you used in that attack was actually developed in the soviet union decades ago and the o.p.c. w. officially confirmed that russia had concluded the destruction of its entire chemical weapons stockpile last year but apparently it was not only russia that had access to research labs and the scientists working there in his back to stand for example which became independent after the breakup of the soviet union it was the pentagon that helped to demilitarize the facility it was in that very facility that nugget shock was tested to do most of global's up with me in the mid one nine hundred ninety s. western special services recruited a number of our chemical specialists their names are known they also brought some of the documents and continued research in this area including in the us in the u.k. the results achieved by those countries in creating new poisonous substances that for some reason classified under the common name in the west are confirmed and represented in more than two hundred open sources from nato countries we have all

the references we're ready to provide them. how has she responded to the russian government's request for a sample of the agent used in the soles reattack to run its own tests apparently no response and no sample why the secrecy if this is such an open and shut case. as that revealed any evidence as to the location of its production all the identity of its perpetrators hundreds of offices as you would expect him to work around gathering evidence to identify those responsible we're not declaring a person of interest or a suspect that this is. how does committing a heinous act on foreign soil on the eve of a presidential election and months before the much discussed world cup knowing the diplomatic fallout benefit the kremlin you have to ask one thing if. russia wanted

to kill this man so you could have killed him when he was a prisoner in russia why have they waited this long and why use a chemical weapon that makes you look definitely is so russia's behind this that very odd to think that the president of russia is sitting in his office deciding who to kill someone who is no threat or legal that basically now retired in britain i would guess that mr putin has got more important things to do than that but the reason maine says russia has been given a chance to disprove its guilt until proven innocent despite many unanswered questions the most expulsion of diplomats the freeze on the high level talks tit for tat action approaching means the diplomatic damage has already been done and it's too late to undo. and we have a significant development from the syrian enclave of eastern ghouta more than five thousand civilians have escaped the rebel controlled areas via a humanitarian corridor or established by russia and syria the russian defense

ministry center for reconciliation in syria says up to thirteen thousand people are expected to reach safe zones by the end of thursday the humanitarian corridors were set up as part of an effort to implement a un resolution ceasefire in syria however civilians rarely use them with reports of militants taking hostages and opening fire on those attempting to flee the syrian government's anti terror operation has forced many militants to cut deals to let civilians go in exchange for their own safety. is to go to which is close to the capital damascus came under rebel control back in twenty twelve since then government forces have been trying to recapture the area and fighting intensified there last month the militants have been driven into three pockets with the syrian government now holding large parts of the territory but the situation for civilians trapped in the embattled. areas remains dire people have been caught in the

crossfire and to suffer in shortages of food supplies. now is a power struggle in berlin but this time is between the off borat ease and the criminal underworld its claims that arab crime clans are infiltrating the police and undermining their reputation and the media's those they're proving successful that it is our europe correspondent peter oliver. a parallel society with parallel justice being meted out by a mafia don the arabic clones of underworld have apparently gained so much influence that they're challenging the power of the state and that it's got alarm bells ringing in the city prosecutor's office the damage is already done now the clans are making sure their confidence in state power is dwindling the latest method being used to a road the poll the police while cementing their own is to use their power base against the police the strength lies in drug trafficking protection rackets and

prostitution and it's the latter it's being used to attack the reputation of police officers. rumors have been spreading about police and prostitutes aiming to show police officers in a bad light for example that they have given drugs to prostitutes for information but once it's out there it is very difficult to dispel it people see corrupt cops in hollywood and think yes that could happen even if we have very clear evidence to prove it's not true. the arab clans have become such a part of the tapestry of the german capital that they were recently featured in the hit t.v. show. mention good for. the sake. of i'm going to talk i just want. him to leave. his money. the police point out this real life is

far crueler violent than any fiction. city and he's got the trans main weapon is intimidation but just recently we saw a passer by shots and injured in a shootout between gangs if you hear shots being fired in berlin eighty percent of the time it's clans. we've seen police officers testifying against klan members being threatened right in the courtroom if you stand against them expect to be visited by them and for threats to be made against you and your family the clans have become emboldened over the last few years being linked to or investigated in more and more ambitious crimes like the daring heist on an upscale cooed jewelers and the theft of a one hundred kilo gold coin from the boat a museum but how to open up a group that uses violence to guarantee silence and. we need to track the money

like they did with the math here in italy we should make it so people have to prove where the cash comes from now a person can claim all the unemployment benefits available to be driving a lamborghini and say it was a gift from his brother even though the real money is coming from criminal enterprises. with the police feeling how many strong by allegations against offices and the crime groups. we have to ask who is in the increasingly called battle for the streets of berlin peter all of a. ukrainian m.p. is making some sensational claims against senior officials in the country of the twenty fourteen may down revolution details coming up after this short break stay with us. join me every thursday on the alex salmond sure i'll be speaking to us from the

world of politics or business i'm show business. for a world cup twenty eight team coverage we've signed one of the greatest goalkeepers of all time but there was one more question by the way it's going to be our coach. guys i know you're one of us is a huge star among us and a huge amount of pressure come out you have to go meet the center of the beach with all we with you and we will go through all the great game the greatest game you are the rock at the back nobody gets past you we need you to get down going left go. alone and doesn't worry you and i'm really happy to join our team for the two thousand and thirteen world cup in russia. this special was it was also appreciated me to just say the review the r.t.

team's latest edition to make up a bigger. better jersey book. welcome back now a well known ukrainian lawmaker has been accused of plotting a terror attack on the parliament building in kiev by the country's top prosecutor comes off the not judge just publicly made controversial claims about the events in twenty fourteen that culminates in the overthrow of the country's government that china is a former helicopter navigator he was sentenced to twenty three years in jail in russia after being found complicit in the murder of two russian journalists in eastern ukraine she was later pardoned and exchanged for prisoners of war was initially hailed as a hero in ukraine when she returned from russia. well let's get more details on this now let's cross live to allude to a shooter who joins me live in the studio to tara thanks for coming in work you

talk us through exactly what happened i mean this story is has so many twists and turns and this is another one yet another one no not yet. she's caused a few problems it looks like at the ukraine's general prosecutor has called for her to be stripped of her immunity in order to arrest her and you're thinking what's the reason why well they're claiming that she was behind an organized terror plot that her intentions were to blow up parliament using grenades. they called for her immunity to be stripped following a press conference where she spoke and she made some very bold statements indeed she has claimed that a number of the ukrainian m.p.'s even the general prosecutor were responsible for organizing the sniper fire of the crowds from both sides so that means the authorities and the protesters during the twenty fourteen protests and of course the protest was the trigger for the government to be overthrown so let's have

a quick look at what she said. but you do you know i said that i saw a van people with weapons were coming out of people who are in parliament and i saw the current speaker of parliament and bring snipers to the hotel those people are in parliament now the people who gave the orders who committed crimes who will always look for a scapegoat the prosecutor general needed to become the prosecutor so that he's crimes against the ukrainian people are never investigated as like his ations go these are quite extraordinary are they really are is a complete u. turn and she's gone from being hailed a hero to enemy of the state and we can have a quick look at what a profiler used to be before this latest trick or. you're pre-condition you. really.

made use of. laughter almost two years in a russian prison a ukrainian pilot is back home and so quite a significant moment there for the polish the president and the ukrainian nation germany she's a hero and for ukrainians her release will only reinforce. why you can see there what our image was you know she was imprisoned in a russian jail for being complicit in the killings of two journalists and then she was part of this prisoner of war swap and during that for president poroshenko actually matter himself she was hailed as

a warrior in their own country fighting for the people and she had the support of the politicians until now there was a huge amount of international media attention over what was happening with her and it will be interesting to see if that media attention continues now there's been a complete u. turn and i remember the story well quite a spectacular fall from grace isn't it for. you to thank you for those details. we're back to our top story now more than five thousand civilians have already escaped the violence in syria's eastern ghouta people are coming out from the rebel enclave near damascus via a humanitarian corridor we are now showing you live pictures of those civilians crossing that corridor now people will continue throughout the day to arrive through this safe passage russian reconciliation center says about a hundred civilians leaving

a single to every hour it's expected that by the end of the day the amounts of refugees will exceed ten thousand now we're closely following the situation in eastern greece and we'll bring you all the latest updates on the developments there as soon as we get them. in the heart of the swiss alps this is a place probably more secretive than the pentagon more mysterious than the cia and better guarded than for knox the swiss customs are here permanently all the site is controlled by them and they imposed the opening times square was that it was a do this from the procedures in place of the strictest in all europe masterpieces

by artists like so and modigliani i can't boards and sold inside this warehouse that's where the report comes in it covers up deals which are naturally discreet commercially discreet step but also discreet because they concern fraud. some of those paintings are linked to dark secrets nobody knows how many of these secrets they kept inside the geneva freeport social life and you'll never obtain an inventory of all the works in the freeport who knows how many there are three hundred three thousand three hundred thousand is it a matter of confidentiality only is it the world like the our business. there's nobody that's keeping goobers asian economy we're all working for below minimum wage at the end of the day if you factor in the ecological devastation of dancing chicken effect and all the cruelty prone eggs who escapes this nightmare we

call post-industrial is post ironic post. fantasy is a sion and infantile ization narcissistic cause i real. welcome to worlds apart of the recent series of events on the north korean track has attended many diplomatic conventions but only have the south koreans become the unlikely mass injuries between pyongyang and washington they've also become spokespeople for both kendall trump supposedly acceptance of kim jong un suppose that invitation photogs break these decades old stalemate well to discuss that i'm

now joined by a. professor at cookman the university insult professor link up it's good to have you on the show thank you very much for your time thank you very much and now we've just witnessed a major turnaround in how north korea and the united states approach one another just a few weeks ago the world feared to break out of a nuclear war now we are discussing the potentiality of the first ever face to face meeting between the two leaders since the korean war what do you think accounts for these dramatic shifts of well i would say cynically blackmail. because or was the last year as a u.s. administration all right too. you have say more there's been more but a size president himself has walked a very hot to create an impression that huge is seriously considering a military operation against north korea nobody but president himself

can possibly nor was he he was really going to strike north korea or helps it was all bluff bluffing to create such an impression and to get by lead to go diplomatic results reza sincere or not this policy of pressure has finally walked. or will september suddenly changed its edgy heute to send chills dieting or study it historically was remarkably locked up and to ford really tough sanctions against north korea barred from august of september chan is probably in somebody's guards tougher than the united states so they try to shore they're working very hard so essentially what you're saying is that donald trump managed to change the calculus of not only the north koreans but also other parties to this conflict but the north koreans do not have a reputation of being particularly feeble minded in fact i think they have

a reputation of being very tough negotiators and trying to get as much as possible for as little as possible and yet all of a sudden they show this openness for one sided concessions agreeing to suspend military and ballistic tests while north asking the americans to suspend their military exercises is that a measure of how frightened they are or perhaps a calculation on their part that they may get more in return later on bourse. bridges sure that in the long run as the north koreans the smart americans. because you know i've been studying the history and this is you see a history of how well. and his father and the specially his grandfathers many people a tip russians solsbury of americans jeff aeneas and they always view or vigorous but right now they are still frightened because i mentioned sentients is there yet

to produce impact but in the time situation is likely to deteriorate and of course the dorms want to be shot at as they understand in case of war they get in freak a great deal of damage on the us and their allies by they also understand that in the end of the day they're going to suffer much more so the dorms want a shooting war and even the please you with that this is was going to happen if they don't stop well they decided to stop is a metal fact exit actually introduce the mandatory i'm on their missile tests a nuclear launches not now now they just confirmed it for all practical purposes they did it in late november and they also floated a possibility of being open to discuss the so-called denuclearization of the peninsula now i know from your own writing that it sounds big but it doesn't carry much at least in your view but do you think there is anything that could actually

prompt young young to take this issue seriously and consider it i don't see any say that here where our reach would probably make to seriously consider. their current statement basically just as. many people forget by the according to the nine hundred sixty eight treaties signed by all major nuclear powers including tonight of states russia and chair that and france and united kingdom all this countries are under obligation to a venture to surrender the nuclear weapons. i think show american or russian or chinese documents you see that this is not exactly. he was there walking heart to the chief so you just leap service. easily do is to say they can is it to do was their american so russians have been doing for decades just to see involve beautiful point in the very distant future probably of evil surrender nuclear

weapons not know versus a link of you mentioned the belief service and i think it's also become a bit of a diplomatic ritual to indoors the denuclearization of the peninsula but if we look at it through politic lances do you thing regional powers like russia like china actually want pyongyang to fully disarm absolutely because it's very often is under stuart budget russian government has over it's been deadly against nuclear north korea and this say or even more is a predictable to china you know all russia is now flooded visit and ten american feelings so that if people say vows there gives the lie to strays they're good guys they have supported them not because in the end of the day first of all russia the economy vice the. country's needs nuclear superiority even more and it has no interest in merchants or for new nuclear powers because that i view because

pickets no idea tomorrow it may be scary if they're discussing as seriously as vietnam and then more nuclear power with iran zillah's military significant russia becomes and its only part of the story as a part of the story is just all good proliferation. norm to be part of her rate as well but the counter-argument to that would be that the north korean partial nuclear arsenal provides security guarantees not only to the regime itself but also to its neighbors against a military intervention the breakout of a major war on their borders and as you pointed out in one of your recent articles nobody wants to see a replay of the libyan events in. east asia so my question she is where there north korea having a short nuclear stick not a fully developed but some some blunts of a nuclear weapon doesn't dod provide a certain guarantee to both russia and china that the united states would not

intervene that recklessly on their borders no security guarantees for russia provided by the russia nuclear and missile force or spirit all as a countries if they develop nuclear weapons they agree in the long run increase instability i'm not saying that we can do anything about north korea nuclear weapons i'm just saying that from the point of view of the russia the national interest it's not a good news look now it's the most scary but if north korea becomes nuclear it will become all you logical for south korea to warn your korea as well because yes now say and probably believe they need nuclear weapons for defense by thier self i get it was the north korea invaded in one thousand fifty and it still official line is that does not exist so i will study isn't the us occupy a territory to be eventually liberated it's ruled my cheapie did but if according

to the north. this is a situation sort of what should not do probably develop nukes and if that happens what about japan what about what about vietnam all this countries have a lot of free is australia well of nukes by the way most cases against china and this is a result of a chinese so i'm happy about north korean nuclear program russia is a bit unhappy chad is seriously unhappy because if it's not stopped in ten feet twenty s. time channel you'll find itself surrounded by small really hostile countries and beatrice reasons to hate cherry no going back to many centuries and each country has a nuclear weapons wrestling i heard you say that the north care. the regime is likely to be accommodating as long as it believes that the u.s. administration could be reckless enough to launch a strike against said despite all the potential ramifications for south korea as well as for the region in general how much mileage do you think the trombetta

ministration can get out of it what is the maximum that they can potentially extort from pyongyang by using these scare tactics. would say a lot of what they heard all of the blogs it's basically is that they can get much more than i areally stickily expect because. the north koreans a century except it was a joint military exercises will behalves it's the same situation i just discussed when we're talking about desirability of their nuclear program because if they have basically seen or they can do nothing about joint military exercises non-sale is for the last few months it did look like that the future deal if you include the if something about this scale or continuation of frankenstein of the joint exercises and recently at north scary as essential a set military exercises cavies us we don't care we don't worry about it the she is

was a pretty mess of concessions so i would say that say about a year ago or three years ago i used to say and many others observers said well sooner or later north koreans probably they will sit down and start talking but they're going to extract a lot of every scene from the united states all interested parties now it seems that the. major condition is just to make sure that americans will not start shooting second to have some of their recent sanctions lifted as soon as possible before it will strike the economy and they're not going to port much more demands for that i'd be now professor link of there is a lot of discuss. in the united states especially among those who do not support the idea of the presidential summit that it would be encouraging and north korea for its bad behavior but i think the relevant question here is also whether it would encourage trump for his bad behavior because you mentioned that he's policy

of essentially blackmail has worked so far that some of indeed takes place. wouldn't that make bellicosity on democratic and part more acceptable form of foreign policy i know that for the time being both russia and china are endorsing the idea of the meeting between kim and trump but i suppose they would be just as happy to have trump threatened in the same manner last time i chipped russia and china has much more force and much more they're much more capable or biting back and nobody would create a zero russia would chat and seisure a saw oh yes it's kind of a bad example but let's face it north sky deals for dk is if you have same blackmail tactics for me it's a bit funny to see how the same creates if for decades have been favorable to use

and no use is the same efficiency it has isn't it funny to see when basically you're an old dog trump try to outdo him jonah himself it's a bit for funny all this fayyad feuding and all this stuff i don't think is going to be applied on a scale to any serious op and and north korea is their job but it's basically steal reza small and very poor come well certainly nobody likes to get a taste of his or her own medicine but wrestling golf we have to take a very short break now but we will be back in just a few moments stay tuned. if . there are not lines up. the

shuffling is often not done one might have snakes on the definitions and i'm back the next one seeking out a new south. and. taking the not equal to the south can suck it to me doc to get the gun and then you get ready for it. now is i think. the movie for me when i think. people are going to know will not be touched me outta sight is our. next guest feeling if one means i love this they not be deep but let me say this one tokyo find it is going to happen to go. out of our. way.