a lot. of walking. a new political friendship is blossoming over a mutual dislike for the syrian leader as the french president emmanuel mccrone jets into washington state visit under the trump military. plane a chemical attack in the syrian city of doom earlier this month called the question for the number of journalists who visited the site struggling to back up those reports the findings. the people very telling us very periods reserved for this whole story from april to seventh it was steve. and the cameraman claims israeli soldiers shot dead an unarmed palestinian teenager on the gaza border last week adding that he has video evidence to prove it. when i filmed him he wasn't carrying a stone or a sling shot or a knife do exactly like everyone else in the market. there

were news twenty four seven this is r.t. international from moscow when i was calling for a first off for you this hour's breaking news the embattled prime minister of the former soviet republic of armenia has resigned less than a week after being appointed the announcement was made by. press service the decision follows eleven days of mass rallies in the capital yerevan against him being named prime minister the opposition's been accusing him of a power grab a media recently switched to a parliamentary system in which the prime minister has significantly more power than the president assad has he had served two terms as president and in april was nominated by parliament as the sole candidate for prime minister despite only a pledge not to cling to power. our top story the french president says he wants washington and paris and their allies to to play a key role in creating a new syria ahead of his state visit to the united states emanuel mccrone added that it would not be wise for their forces to leave syria even after islamic states

defeated. we were left to build the new syria after what they we were finished this war against isis if we leave we will leave the floor to the iranian regime. and these guys and they will prepare as a new war but russia's foreign ministers described the french leaders call to remain in syria colonial ahead of the visit mccrone infused over the special bond who shares with the u.s. president donald trump expected to reciprocate with a dazzling private dinner at mount vernon the virginia mansion which is the home of america's first president george washington and considered to be the cradle of american french relations the presidents are also expected to exchange gifts. in fact emanuel mccraw revealed that he will be giving an oak sapling from a first world war battleground where french forces were joined by their american allies and he looks at why mccraw his visit to washington promises to be so special . total trump is the thinnest u.s.

president in nearly a century and his face chair without holding a state dinner but he's wasting little time and his second his first in a date at the white house french president a manual but the tyranny this initial encounters have been slightly shaky. micron even went as far as trolling trump on his favorite platform off the washington pulled out of the power of the climate deal but paresis child seems to have done the trick i remounted dinner atop the eiffel tower with famous ladies last july may have been enough to fit gave think at the box will tensions since then we've seen the best of the newest political bromance. my friendship between our two nations. and ourselves and my dad is on break but. nothing will ever

separates. deep rooted in their blossoming relationship lies the military foundation president micron was the first to back donald trump in his decision to strike syria even boasting that he convinced trump said to be a notoriously bad listener not to withdraw troops the usual ten days ago president trump was saying the united states of america had a juicy to disengage from syria and i assure you we have convinced them that it is necessary to stay for the long term the relationship between the two leaders has drawn comparisons with former playschool best george w. bush and tony blair once dubbed the couple their friendship was not it will be a full invasion of iraq and the british government inquiry called the bad bush relationship its attending factor in shaping it their relationship went from clean and healthy on toothpaste to a mutual hatred of saddam hussein some familiar syrian dictator bashar assad but

rather that said bashar al assad is at war against his own people micron and trumps common grounds can be found in good old fashioned ego a self proclaimed stable genius and the strong as the roman gods jupiter all good leaders make another as we can assess trent and the money thief his chance for front his own special relationship with the u.s. at a time when the u.k.'s was beginning to flounder not to mention ties with other european leaders as well but it can always be smiles and handshakes take the iran nuclear deal currently trying a wedge between their new found friendship and the worst ills that's ever seen disasters deal one of the dumbest deals one of the worst deals ever her it was the around deal i'm all for agreements but that was a bad one we cannot and will not make this certification. a solid robust verifiable agreements that guarantees that iran will not acquire

nuclear weapons to denounce it without propose. anything else would be a serious mistake not respecting it would be irresponsible as the deadline approaches to fix or nix the iran agreement is thought to my car might be the only your opinion to try to talk trump out of breaking the deal but with the white house back on the diplomatic dating scene for the first time in two years there's plenty of things for the media and world leaders. or the iran nuclear deal mentioned there was struck back in twenty fifteen in a bloody terror on to stop its nuclear program if the us dropped sanctions against iran but president trying to cast doubt on the agreement and set a may the twelfth deadline for participants to improve its terms otherwise washington will withdraw from the accord another signatory germany has given its reaction to the move. the isn't them and we believe it's better to have this agreement even if it's not perfect than to have no agreement we will continue to discuss this but germany will watch very closely to ensure that this agreement will

be honored iran's foreign minister warned that his country would resume nuclear enrichment if the us walks away from the deal a professor of politics in toronto does the tearing up the iran nuclear agreement will hurt the us the united states is in a weaker position today than they were six seven years ago the iranians or the iranians are used to sanctions i don't think that the united states will be able to put the sort of pressure on iran that it was able to do so before so personally i think that if the americans go down the road. tearing up the agreement they would. face more harm then the iranians the americans would be isolated and they will be seen as violating the agreement and unreliable whereas the iranians will be seen as the victim. he claims to have this sort of influence so he could use this influence in a constructive way that is possible so but with we'll still have to see trampas from

looking at him from tehran is very unpredictable. now to continuing to grow over claims of a chemical weapons attack in the syrian city of duma this month a number of western journalists who've traveled to the city say they're struggling to find eyewitnesses to confirm the report you know neil earlier discussed the story with r.t. senior correspondent well i guess if you were expecting any concrete evidence of assad's culpability or even any set suggestion well you're in for a disappointment because we're just coming back from inturn about five kilometers from here and it has approximately twenty thousand people who have fled from eastern guta and above all duma the people very telling us very pretty reasonably that this whole story from a producer was steve. there are many people i talked to amid the ruins of the town who said that they never believed in gas stories which they usually put a boat by the arm is the most groups these are serious journalists that we're

talking about robert fisk a reporter from the independent he has decades of experience in the middle east he went to east booted to duma spoke to locals and witnesses and doctors working at the medical facility all of them told him they didn't know anyone who would suffered in this attack who had been a victim all they know is the someone said something about chemical attacks as a report the german reporter from dia if there is this trend of people journalists coming out and say hold on maybe we got this wrong and invariably they face a backlash if they go against what the media has been saying for weeks and weeks now trumpeting that assad did this suddenly if you say hold on a second they come right after you there was a retired british general who was in sky news i believe and he said you know it

doesn't make sense for asset to have done this well look what happened to him what possible motive might trigger syria launch a chemical attack this time and place. the syrians winning and then suddenly you go ok i'm very sorry if i'm never patient waiting for us that we don't need to give it that very sorry thank you very much indeed it just seems like many in western media in western governments already have their minds made up they've decided they know what has what has happened look at the united states backed by britain and france they launched an attack on syria mere hours before o.p.c. w specialists would do to arrive on the scene. point the o.p.c. w. organization for the prohibition of chemical weapons there had been criticism that why weren't they intimate there they're now right here they arrived on saturday they've collected samples but the jugular how they work their procedures they're

all very hush hush so there isn't a lot of information where the claims originate from where is this story coming from we're all proveable sources the first one was the white helmets which are largely financed by western governments pro-rebel actors rescue is for rebel fighters and they released reduce from a hospital showing them downs in people with legibly the victims of a chemical attack then there was the syrian american medical society which is financed again by the united states to the tune of hundreds of millions of dollars and they claim that they treated five hundred people with symptoms of exposure to chemical agents it's these two sources that was cited by almost the entirety of the media and governments was their reports and their videos that went out nevertheless

with growing opinion growing views witnesses testimony that nothing such happened you know you've got to question where they got this from world where this information and why this information appeared in the first place nevertheless the russian position is that we shouldn't jump to conclusions we should wait until there's the hard facts with which we can you know come to a judgment. i was more of mentioned the white house that the self-styled emergency response group behind the reports of the chemical attack have long been embroiled in controversy they've been frequently accused of having links to hardline islamist groups in syria including terrorists affiliated with al qaida the activists enjoy wide support from western governments disclosing that they've received twelve million dollars in overseas donations this year alone the u.s. which is thought to be the white house with the largest contributor is reviewing its funding for rebuilding war ravaged to syria but the state department assured that the group won't be affected by any come back. is that funding any funding that the u.s. was providing to to this group and because of this. as far as i'm aware all of

the work still continues people's bills are still being paid if there's anything that's a change that also unlike you know less contributions are still as far as i know that is all still is all still in play and there's no rationale for supporting these groups so why talmuds don't work in any government territory and they have a very political agenda one might argue that the white helmets are doing some humanitarian work as well but because of all the political linkages one can easily say that they are compromised because as a humanitarian effort you shouldn't be taking part rebel groups and calling for regime change that defeats the object you that's why there are so many questions against the white house a lot of people who say we should start supporting these groups that are questioning the motives of western involvement in syria because over the last seven years it's now evident that all these groups had linked with terrorism.

images of america pairing to show the moment israeli defense forces killed a palestinian boy close to the gaza border in protest last friday please be aware the following video does contain distressing scenes. was. shot in the head and died instantly he was fifteen years old on exploded following the shooting of a freelance cameraman who from that incident told r.t. the mamma did pose no threat to the soldiers and was unarmed. he was participating in the march like everyone else lots of people were participating and he was among them he was not a threat to the israeli army and he was not acting in a manner that could have been considered threatening he was a fifteen year old child no matter what he was doing he couldn't have been posing a threat to the soldiers given the distance between him and the friend as well as the fact that this. those who stood one hundred to two hundred meters back from the fence on the other side when i filmed him he wasn't carrying a stone or

a sling shot or a knife he was acting like everyone else in the march. tens of thousands of palestinians have been holding on to occupy protests along the gaza israeli border for the past month the majority of gazans are refugees demanding to be allowed to return to lands that now belong to israel r.t. also managed to speak to mohammed's family they say the demonstration was peaceful and that he wasn't next to the border fence let me assure you. the low i said mohammed was three hundred meters away from the fence and even if he was right next to it he was at a peaceful demonstration he was just a child was he carrying a missile launcher shooting at the soldier who killed him why did they kill him i'll tell you what mohammed did wrong mohammed's fault was that he was demanding his rights. just. he asked to go to the demonstration and i said i didn't want him to because the israelis threatened target people each friday threats from the israelis increased then he asked to go and play outside but he escaped and ran

after the demonstration as soon as he got there they targeted and killed him it happened in less than an hour mohammed knew that his uncle was going to the demonstration and said i want to go with you he said no he was afraid that something might happen to the boy i thought i'd convinced my hamad to stay at home but he left asking his aunt to tell me and my wife he was just going to the fence for an hour he was returned to us as a martyr a response the israeli defense forces posted a picture on twitter showing palestinians close to the border fence claiming that hamas which governs girls and is considered a terrorist group by israel and using youngsters in order to conduct acts of terror israel's defense minister also stood by the i.d.f. assertion calling for people not to approach the border. the only culprits in the death of the fifteen year old boy in gaza are the leaders of hamas those cowards hide behind women and children and use them as human shields so that they can

continue to dig attack tunnels and carry out terrorist actions against the state of israel i say to the residents of gaza for a long life do not approach the fence. it is outrageous to shoot at children how does the killing of a child in gaza today help peace this tragic incident must be investigated a full investigation is needed the e.u. calls on the israel defense forces to refrain from using lethal force against unarmed protesters israel has launched an investigation following a global outcry over the shooting and since the onto your compassion protest campaign began dozens of palestinians have been killed and thousands more injured no israelis have been hurt.

as the spy poisoning saga continues to inflame tensions between russia and the u.k. london says it will respond to moscow's questions about the attack more on that after the break. was still you on the idea that dropping bombs brings police to the chicken hawks forcing you to fight the battle. for new socks protocol you get the gossip the public eye fell. off the telly. like. all the hawks that we all. walk. when lawmakers manufacture consent to public wealth. when the

ruling classes project themselves. in the final larry you're a lift. to ignore middle of the room. welcome back u.k.'s envoy to the international chemical weapons watchdog the o.p.c. w says britain will respond to russia's questions about the poisoning of a former spy by the end of monday so case cryptology his daughter yulia were exposed to a toxic agent in southern england on the fourth of march but immediately accused moscow of orchestrating the attack but the o.p.c. w. and the u.k. military lab are unable to determine the origin of the poison used. in today's sophie and co on r.t.

sophie shevardnadze meets a former eastern bloc spy who successfully infiltrated the cia during the cold war he's been giving us his perspective on the script into. i. scrape are most definitely wasn't a victim of any kind of operation or attack from the russian side because that would totally destroy the russian credibility as far as exchanges are concerned and they they are dependent on it because they certainly have to get their people back if they get into trouble to me i. there is certainly some kind of scenario of. russian operations and. they just became a good opportunity. i. believe that if you really want to get out. you know how to do it till you move to

a different continent you change identity if you really are very mean had access to very sensitive information that's what i would advise. such an agent to do but otherwise i don't think it's really all that. the dangerous or if you want to leave you leave the moment in most cases they will if you go you know why because it doesn't make sense to force somebody to do something that he doesn't want to do. but our intelligence agency is very much full . yes the cia was certainly vengeful they did try to compromise me and they certainly spread false rumors they tried to. spread. ugly stories about me to. their eventual cia were certainly

very and swung over orley of a b i i would say more the f.b.i. than the. e.u. officials are reportedly working behind the scenes to persuade washington to ease sanctions on russia which were imposed after the poisoning of the script poles comes amid concerns of blowback to european businesses heading in particular the blocks biggest economies france and germany some of the sanctions target the metals trade and europe's aluminum market is already seeing some disruptions under the latest sanctions european companies are effectively barred from doing business with targeted russian counterparts that means automobile space telecommunications powers it's all affected and facing a shortage in crucial resources metal industry executives of want of layoffs and production disruptions germany though is making efforts to ease concerns the german government at all were to levels would point out where the interests of german companies have been affected and make it clear where there are concerns and where we see undesirable consequences previous sanctions have also taken

a toll some estimates point to a near eighteen billion euro loss for european markets also around four hundred thousand the e.u. workers afford to have lost their jobs as a result of the punitive measures. and the sanctions are also likely to be addressed at the annual meeting of the world's major industrial democracies in june i had of the summit there have been calls for russia to have a seat at the negotiating table and german opposition lawmakers urged the g. seven bloc to enter a constructive dialogue with moscow former british diplomat william balanced and says europe should be more pragmatic in its dealings with america and russia. the actual businesses the companies themselves in france and germany in particular must be putting enormous pressure on their currently allegedly anti the russian government's with such a key. product as aluminum and all its by products we have a very large economic multiplier effect going into a lot of other industries not just aircraft and motor cars but fridges furniture

and let's not forget other countries let's remember that austria in particular is very much against any sanctions because of the russia keeping europe separate from russia and germany especially away from russia is the traditional anglo american plan anyway if you bet if europe learned to to to ignore ignore the more excesses of the american instructions and we get get get closer to it to russia i mean business is business after all. i want to go and get tough the tough get going and russia's defense industries unleashed some brand new hardware to do just that they're all terrain vehicles with the prime focus on getting troops and emergency services to remote inaccessible areas take a look. pretty

main way of getting from a to b. the that's it from a the next news from ati international to me that. seems wrong. just don't hold. the world is yet to shape out this day comes the adjective and in games from it equals the trail.

when so many find themselves worlds apart we choose to look for common ground. for the mainstream media playing no roles found in the great russian novel the possessed voicing dissent against media orthodoxies has never been more dangerous and is peace breaking out on the korean peninsula. we all willingly accepted the risk of being shot wounded taken prisoner but new forced signed up to be friggin poisoned by our own people of seeing stuff that was nuclear biological and chemical products the said do not truck tires all types of styrofoam polystyrene spatter ease trucks there was

a complete denial i think at all levels of government that there was any connection between berm pits and what the spray soldiers were suffering from to compensate every soldier marine airman and sailor that was on the ground that are complaining about illnesses from exposure from the berm pits would really literally send a v.a. broke and they don't want to pay it so the wady and decades a lot of those soldiers will die in time and they will have to pay. paul burrell to get the middle finger to the p.s.t. file is. delayed and i hope that. you never know what's around the corner never know what the new hobby going to contain beneath that excitement is that knowing that's where the adrenaline in much comes from. when you get is

a move by definition and the extremes the world will support. in a violent season and it's that almost a schizophrenia. where you can do all these things and behave badly. they're going to befall a host of a little while for us both more so for the last. punishment and infirmed then roll down far less than we thought. i would rather when the fight broke out to get a hold on. now with. many of these music based if you don't like the evolves it's constantly evolving and.

sophie shevardnadze and those days we always see spy games on the big screen but is it any more quieter now on the secret front and cheering the cold war well today i talked of getting the former czechoslovak spy who has successfully penetrated the cia itself. infiltrating the most powerful spy agency in the world living a double life or hears wrong stamp could cost you everything but risking it all to get the job done what is it like constantly walking on the edge as a double agent worst the fine line between patriotism and betrayal of those who trust you and it's all fair in the war. cattle cafe welcome to the show it's really great to have you with us so in what sense was the cia different from the soviet bloc intelligence well i do better and what was worse.

than a different. would say. first of all my experience with the soviet intelligence is the data are better educated better qualified they spoke now which is much better because. they. service higher do university graduates i mean people who. must have some of the lower or higher. hired people who is a bitch. there are some degree and then they train them to get them courses and so force the comparison. really in favor of the soviet intelligence so how did you feel about other agents who were like you double agents pretending to be one side working for another do use is a mess traitors org.