russia's the french ministry says it believes that extremist groups in syria are planning to stage false flag chemical attacks to give the us a pretext for directly striking that assad government. that rebel control of syria's eastern due to crumble sound over forty thousand civilians flee the stricken region through humanitarian corridors. also in today's news. twenty three british diplomats that of course mirrors the steps taken by the u.k. in response to the kremlin's alleged poisoning of a former spy and his daughter. the moment when i named my son donald trump the behavior of my family my parents because of pressure left my village for example. and also this hour an afghan couple who named their son donald trump say

they've been forced to move away from him because of fierce backlash from neighbors and relatives. so their work and so are the live from eight pm here on. welcome to the program russia's defense ministry says rebel groups have been armed with chemical weapons in syria planning to stage false flag attacks as a pretext for the u.s. to carry out airstrikes. representatives of the russian armed forces have said they have intimation and reason to believe that the united states it's as talent base in syria has been preparing squads of rebels fighters to stage a chemical provocation a chemical weapons attack in the south of syria in doubt which borders jordan and

israel they've been provided allegedly as when years twenty tons of norene this one is dead to date is disguised as disguise this cigarette packs and this attack is imminent the third's officials have said that this attack will be blamed on the syrian government and will be used this excuse by the united states and its allies to strike could push al assad to his government did his military directly then we put a look at the provocations mentioned will be used as a pretext the united states and its allies to conduct airstrikes against military and state infrastructure in syria we're seeing that such strikes are being prepared by warships in the mediterranean the red sea and in the persian gulf at the same time speaking in past a nice segue a lover of the russian foreign minister said that the syrian conflict is beginning to look less like a proxy war than

a direct confrontation on the hornets. there are u.s. special forces on the ground they are no longer denying this they are accompanied by the british french and special forces from other countries it's not a proxy war anymore historical provide rather a direct involvement in the war it is a slow we condemn their illegal presence on syria's territory the u.s. led coalition is not legitimate from the u.n. point of view either we are pragmatic people and we understand that we should not engage in armed conflict with them representatives of the russian armed forces also talked about this. jewish in east ghouta from which they say forty seven thousand civilians have fled in the last several weeks they say there's a huge operation humanitarian operation underway three car doors of aid have gone into guta as well and they say the u.n. the u.n. representatives on the ground in the studio have praised the russian and syrian

effort in relieving the situation there providing food and at the aid. of aliens in need they also say that armed groups in east goot as well as limits to express their desire to leave to leave the scooter for. other locations once their sponsors give the green light. you can see now the latest pictures from one of the escape routes crowds of people using a car or to reach government controlled areas over forty four thousand people have managed so far to flee from guta is the biggest single exodus since fighting escalated last month the first to make it to safety worse shoulder in women and the injured according to the russian m.o.t.d. they were given basic supplies when they reached the government controlled side of the corridor we spoke to some of those refugees there they described life under

militant rule. was. that the militants were living with us next to how this inside them they would open a road in monster houses to be able to move they would not leave and we did not dare to say get out. while you know they fired a dance they didn't want us to escape at all they fired at the cars will so that we couldn't leave. we had no food or water there are ten of us and we could not buy a kilo of flour we were starving we wanted to escape but they wouldn't let us be flat against their will so they fired at us and half of the people were shot look at our children their feet hungry and without clothes but they know it and showed no mercy.

i had that in my case the aid was given only to certain groups most of the medical aid was sold it was from humanitarian agencies and the un and was distributed in goods or under the supervision of our government but the militants were selling it . over there i don't remember the last time i ate we didn't have food in our village the militants took everything that the humanitarian convoys delivered. or un's a special envoy to the country has welcomed a brief cease fire in the city of duma in eastern guta stuff under mr also renewed calls for an end to the hostilities across syria that was echoed by early tadi the organization's main humanitarian coordinator on the ground. we are cooperating well with the russians center for the conciliation to organize humanitarian convoys and

also to assist people who are leaving east duma so we're looking at more than twenty thousand civilians who are leaving. in desperate conditions and they are housed in different shelters. around damascus so they need everything they need blankets they need mattresses they need food they need medications they need protection they need to feel comfortable being made to feel secure our teams are working around the clock with them together with. the syrian out upper class and i.c.r.c. and of course we are cooperating with the government my formula for that is secession of hostilities over do much to continue. over the east of control ability to send convoys and medical assistance into east. and people are allowed to leave. without any obstacles and the same applies to freedom by the way because we have

the same situation in freedom with civilians living on the duress and under threat of of the military and that is totally unacceptable. i used to go to was seized by rebels in late twenty twelve twenty thirteen has been under siege as the syrian army tries to recapture the area as a government has now succeeded in driving the militants into three small pockets regaining control of much of that region despite the advances though many civilians there are still living in dire conditions political analyst and author phyllis bennis told us the humanitarian crisis will be felt right across the middle east. there is no place for them to go the country of syria has been decimated by these seven years of war and people have been moved from one place to another looking for safety and not finding it those who have been driven out of the country are finding the gates of other countries closed against them most notably of course the united

states which has prohibited refugees coming from syria all together in the context of the so-called muslim bans that donald trump has imposed but even the countries close are the countries right in the region who are already taking care of hundreds of thousands in some cases more than a million refugees in lebanon for instance is a very small country one out of every four people in that country is now a syrian refugee in jordan where there's over a million refugees but there's simply not enough water available so the humanitarian crisis is is massive on a regional level certainly within syria is the most serious then on the regional level and on a global level the syrian refugees are facing a devastating future. and other headlines russia is to expel twenty three british diplomats as relations between the two countries continue to plunge to a new post cold war low it comes in response of course to an identical move by the

u.k. following the kremlin's alleged poisoning or former spoiler as well as his daughter in the south of england that he was shooter picks up the story. we all thought tensions could not get much worse between russia and the u.k. but how wrong we are to be so hopeful the controversial story that has dominated the international media headlines with endless discussions and debates has of course been the poisoning of father and daughter the scribbles for measures have already been taken by london expelling twenty three russian diplomats from the country and now russia has retaliated the u.k. ambassador was summoned to the foreign ministry in moscow and the results of that conversation are as follows twenty three british diplomats same number as russian diplomats being surveilled from the u.k. have just one week to leave russia in addition moscow has revoked permission for britain to operate a consulate general in st petersburg moscow has also stated that the government could take further action if britain takes any more unfriendly moves towards russia

here's how the u.k. ambassador reacted we could do for the opportunity to explain all the material. we are russia to where the material but it will keep you with music. but he's neither. an old superstar moscow today has denied any involvement in the attempted murders of survey and scribble and russia's representative to the chemical weapons watchdog explains how russia has never run another top program that's the nerve gas allegedly used in the poisoning since the collapse of the soviet union. russia has no connection to what happened in salzburg as far as novacek is concerned the russian federation i stress that the russian federation has never had a research program under such a code name russia spokesperson for the foreign ministry however side of the states had the opportunity to develop similar nerve agents following the breakdown of the soviet union was the scientists who developed various aspects in the sphere left

russia by chance western countries waited for them and they took technological expertise. them after this service scientists continue do work in some western countries alongside the u.s. the u.k. slovakia sweden and other states all of this can be seen openly in sources now moscow says that it has made many attempts to cooperate with the u.k. investigators they requested a sample of the nerve agent that was apparently refused moscow says that they made numerous attempts to help with the investigation those requests were also refused and as a consequence russia has just launched its own investigation into the case of yulia script polish she is a russian citizen exactly how when and if they will be able to proceed is still unclear as they will have to have some element of cooperation from the british authorities to complete an investigation so diplomacy really is at an all time low with threats and accusations flying from each camp the u.k.

foreign secretary boris johnson even went as far as accusing president putin himself of ordering the murder of so basically powell stating it is overwhelmingly likely that putin was behind the poisoning and moscow responded saying that those comments were shocking and forgivable so as the world watches and endlessly debate who's to blame what we really want to know is how barack this diplomatic spat will get an idea or tutor r.t. . we were joined by ralph trouble for circuitry on the scientific advisory board to discuss the fallout from it. with all corp and proper dialogue it should be possible to identify exactly where the substance use the new incident was produced. that's two different questions whether or not the truck agent or not yes and then the question is where did that come from now that it's a forensic question that can only be answered by bringing a range of factors together some of the chemical structures have been. in the

public for for several years more than a decade and of course those of arteries that work and chemical defense when can we were to actually look at these chemicals have also tried to make them to analyze some to be able to detect them in the environment. just from the fact that you find a certain chemical you can only draw so many conclusions the lack of communication at the technical level between those people who actually understand the science and the underlying technologies doesn't help with the discussion of these issues so i do all that there's going to be a way whereby these things can be brought into a context that people can actually talk to people from russia as well as from the from the u.k. and maybe other countries and discuss the technical findings and details in some detail to clarify what can actually be agreed upon scientifically what is not what is not known what the speculation of assumptions. are since the u.k. blamed the kremlin for the incident london's allies have thrown their weight behind the claim as well and although the police investigation into the poisoning is still

ongoing britain's politicians have been quick to take action as jacqueline very good report. issue threats impose sanctions and cancel your plans to attend the world cup now there's no time to explain the stuff means are made of literally concrete proof full in transparent investigation no time for that the european council isn't hanging around double tough it's calling everyone in to discuss what nobody is certain about to put this issue in the us and those next. charging forward on the most likely inspired by moscow front no time to be sure even australia is backing teresa mayes compelling case against russia innocent until it gets interesting the strike is in solidarity and supports the united kingdom and the u.k. defense secretary isn't overly keen on hearing out the defense frankly. should go should churchill just after that gavin williamson announced forty million pounds will be invested in

a new chemical weapons defense center why because russia of course the defense secretary is also going to deliver with anthrax vaccines for troops what does that have to do with the script poisoning no time to explain and it took france no time at all to change its mind on action and italy skeptical in calling it too soon to blame the kremlin paresis the to agree on and impose new sanctions on russia. if you don't. so the plan is solidarity with the u.k. which apparently includes deliberately aborting a russian stand at the paris book fair what we're seeing is a whole lot of act first and ask later and frankly we should take more time to find the answers. just a couple of hours ago the british foreign office so that the country's national security council will be meeting next week to consider britain's next steps and closely following the ongoing developments we'll of course keep you posted when more details emerge.

highly likely that russia was responsible. i'll go away after the break we'll take you live to red square in central moscow for presidential election coverage stay with us for that in just a few moments. but . put themselves on the line to get accepted or rejected. so when you want to be president. to going to be pros this is what before three of the more. interesting always in the war. the good and the bad you need capitalism to work both winners and losers you can't

bail out every single bank that gets into trouble you can bail out. the nice free money you got to let the system weed out the losers otherwise you end up with you know a state controlled state maintained price fixing regime by the state that resembles all failed such experiments in the past why not just let the free market be the free market. international now russia is to choose its president on sunday and right now we can go live to kevin o. not all special studio right in the hawt.

and welcome to the best seat in the house is what we're going to promise you the buildup to our special coverage of the russian the presidential election side's modest faltering tonight over the weekend to drop down to about minus twenty here in the russian capital but. red hot coverage for you today ok russian citizen responding eleven time zones will be casting their votes on sunday as they make their choice for the candidate who set to take the kremlin's top job for the next six years of course this saturday though a day of elections silence so this is more of a. campaigning

a stall news coverage of the candidates and their manifestos is not allowed so until the polls actually close on sunday evening we can't tell you very much at all about the people vying for the russian president say what we can tell you about though is the people who are deciding russia's future so many people voting up two hundred and let me just show the figures hundred nine million votes have already been sent in a ready from people abroad to talk about that in a minute or so than let's take a check of who's voting another little snapshot of russians casting their vote this weekend.

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old is new to me if i post to which will not move. towards me. watching it it occurred to me was more than just a monday she has been out so the news that some states would you used concrete mix it in our own midst not just. need medicine he knew he could compare different people come close numbers of used. the one thing we've got through it it's a good idea to put them to dismiss it in your son's friends who are not there and i was a medic you could be there is not. what i see. you come from not a chain of coffee only when you put a little. stop out simple pulls you out so you need a little money. who treated her beautiful new funny sexy and we can go to the all moons cause which i mean i've spoken to the chimney united states could do that if i could then. more. to thank

you for this package and i want to have it with the going to be writing them of course the question is will be interesting to. the chief was next to the motion from my to move. which can lead to the need to buy something with it and able to control the form i'm in trouble for trying to put everything he's got in the form of that i mean a lot of the reports that humanity needs. to number one are going to school and that's not good because in addition to the i was moving to a difficult one to be rude but i think that if you have a totally different culture because you will feel it if it's a new someone from the family from because. you think. so this my country the biggest country the world turns out to vote the. big vote against that you're less than twenty four hours to go now kevin this time tomorrow

we're likely to both feeling a bit chilly so we're not we're giving that coverage understand that many people have already cast their ballots have been a big ex-pat communities russians in europe and america in the u.k. as well. yeah that's right those early votes coming in of course we still don't know anything about what the outcome of that was yet but over thirty thousand people are ready made their choice early to get those votes. most of them as you say from outside russia most of course voting within within russia itself hundred line of believe you said there was the figure eligible voters. kick off tomorrow. for kicks off local time so if there's eleven time zones across russia starts from eight o'clock in the morning till eight o'clock in the evening we can start giving the actual results. time here we can start talking about it till nine o'clock in the evening moscow time because kaliningrad further out to the west is now. of us but as soon as that happens we've got so many guests lined up i know you're out

with a team all the team across the weekend are going to be down here it is going to be chilly they think it's going to be down to minus twenty tomorrow night minus fourteen in there should warm up during the day tomorrow that's the important thing to get everyone out voting they're hoping for a good turnout we just have to wait and see at least. coach there to keep us warm and of course elections very much in the spotlight please do this when i first saw it i thought overkill but you know you need it yes sure do kevin and as i said elections obviously in the spotlight is that domestically and internationally as well we're in a stand. here one of the half for an international observers from under nine countries are expected to make sure it all goes to plan as well as i say will be following all the twists and turns got correspondence with every candidate there are eight candidates going for this vote so a lot to talk about pretty much this time tomorrow night but our coverage starts of

the morning with colleen and dear of course bright nearly you're absolutely going to be a long night i'll be in one of the candidates. as well we'll find out tomorrow which one so no doubt be getting a good night's sleep tomorrow today rather appropriation for that thanks a lot kevin there in red square the heart of moscow there bring us the latest chiz . now in other news and sticking to the theme of presidents the name donald trump probably isn't one you would expect to find someone called anywhere alone in afghanistan that's exactly what one couple though decided to call their child as a sign of respect to president trump's policy they face the backlash from both family and the community. sure they are the.

odds. are the most fun but before my son was born i was reading about donald trump's background and he's policy i thought his policies the best and this made me call my son of. theirs i wanted one more for when i named my son donald trump behavior old my family my parents changed because of pressure i left my village for a couple of my close friends who also distanced those of us from the us why did you name your son donald trump wasn't there any other name. her. but emotion of course we are very happy to name our child after the best politician

and i hope he will become a politician like don't trust i gave my son this name to make him lucky and i hope to see him as smart and mindful as doing and i will never change. the headlines this hour from auti international and i know who can stay with us for more headlines for on the world next hour nine pm moscow time. was was that was exaggerated try wagoner a gag to deny the comedy show where americans in america covering american news are called foreign agents was an attack very few day we were tried for that designation and the fact on this show i've listed many of the the. countries that are cia and

military of either taken over or backed coup in order to alter the government to something we find more friendly to our business is there are war crimes or what have you everywhere from iran de cuba to nicaragua to chill a vietnam to syria to hawaii to disneyland to sim city all right do you remember the death squads we send into sim city. dogs really the rivers ran red the red pixels. point is you name it we've toppled it and often it was it was right after a movement toward socialism in that country or even just an anti-business move by one of their leaders well now our cia and military have their eye on another country a country the recently saw a massive movement towards democratic socialism with a harvard survey finding that over half of the millennial is in that country do not

support capitalism the country our military intelligence community has begun infiltrating is a small nation south of canada and north of mexico. it. goes by the name and rekha i think if i'm pronouncing it right or or any more rica or something it's national pastime is a triple bypass surgery and it's national bird is this one. and you'll be happy to hear it all then the birds are going extinct this one flourishing you you just you just pull you for not killers at someone's bedroom you'll see it. in some countries our cia and military spend millions of dollars and countless hours fomenting dissent in that country other times they capture the powers that be with bribes and threats and still other times they send in bombs and guns and the honeypot.