but it by. very conservations is a proof of what i'm saying without this policy without this intention of having blood negotiating talking to people we couldn't have reached this ican seditions. this is one thing and the other thing not everyone for the government have the same base of some of them have ideological background some of them poor financial background some of them be made mistake of the very beginning they were forced to go in that direction and they couldn't with the do so you have to open the doors and you have to distinguish between different kind of people and the most important than the unity of the people who were against the government the government in the different debilitated actually in their heart they are with the government called the because they are the difference between having government and having cable with regards to talks and you know retaking areas

by force for example is the have controlled territories in their ears or there have been clashes there between troops who were loyal to you and the s.d.f. itself he lied to his partners and the united states brought to bear force to stop the troops will to you from taking territory this is happened as well how are you going to deal with the united states presence military presence in syria. after that issue of aleppo in later years or and before that homs now damascus actually united states is losing its cards the main card was. that was called moderate but when the scandal started leaking that they're not more than a bit of piled up that was supposed to be fought by united states they look for another court this card if now because we're. as it seems as you just mentioned we

are moving forward in different areas to defeat the terrorist. the only problem lift in syria this is the if we're going to do that by two option the first one we started now opening doors for negotiations because the majority of them are syrians . and supposedly they like their country. the don't like to be copied to any foreigner that we suppose so we have the same basis. we all don't trust the americans for decades because of the war will be only three thing and they do the opposite of dick daley dies so we have one option is to live with the child the syrian. for ever this is the first option if not we're going to resort to liberating by force to have it imposed by force we don't have any other options with american or without americans we don't have any other option so this is our

learned it's our right and it's over a duty to liberated and the american should leave somehow they're going to leave they came to you a lot with no legal pieces and look what happened to them they had to learn that lesson. iraq is no exception and syria is no exception people will not accept for another in this region anymore. so what we've got to do is identify the threats that we have it's crazy confrontation let it be an arms race. spearing dramatic development the only i'm going to resist i don't see how that strategy will be successful very critical time time to sit down and talk.

with regards to taking territory that seems inexplicably whenever you eliminate one threat c b it's good that another thread seems to materialize and this happened repeatedly now we have these really energy minister who is threatening that his country could quote liquidate you and your government. are you afraid you're afraid and how do you take that threat. will reward and talk about measure innovation and loss of vision a vision of the now being in syria we lived under the threat of the israeli aggression this is something in our unconscious feeling so to say about your faith. while living with the same fate for decades this is nonsense. israeli has been assassinating killing occupying for decades now for more than

seven decades in this region but usually they do all this without threatening now why do they threw it in this way this is panic this is the kind of hysterical. feeling. because they are losing the deal once the deal won. and i think. that's why israel is panicking recently and we understand perfectly well israel israel is now seemingly shreiking course syria airstrikes at will they're both think publicly on camera again and again that your defense is they're powerless to stop them that they can do with syria whatever they want. is that true is there anything you can do to stop israel carrying out its airstrikes in syria and surely the first target of the most injuries in syria was the defense before attacking any other military believe it would be air defense and

it would be thought by the why do the table here defend their defense will not be good with the peaceful demonstrators of the free over the moderate forces and it cannot deal with extremist anyway if another used to defend the country this is the other prove that israel was in directly with those terrorists in in syria so they attacked those bases indeed throwed big part of our air defense now in spite of the of our position our defense is much stronger than before thanks to the russian support and the recent attacks by the israeli. american and british and french proved that was. torture now the only option. my answer to a question is to improve our defense the only thing that we can do and we are doing

that well israel says that its strikes are so far that they aren't targeted against you the president the government that they're targeted at the run to keep iran. which is your ally week in syria it's strange but iran being here they are you allies it's no secret they have help but them being here now puts you at threat would you ever consider asking around to the most important fact regarding the issue that we don't have going in troops we never had and you cannot hide it and we would not be ashamed to say that we have like it we invited the russians we could have invited the iranians we have renia. officers who work with the syrian army they help but they don't have the troops.

and the starkest fact about their life the world with sure their enemy who the recent few weeks ago they said that they attack you renie and bases and can sit there literally and actually we had pains of syrians martyrs and wounded soldiers not a single area so how could they see that we have it so it's a lie we always hear that we have it in your offices but there were with me we don't have troops. changing subject now with regard to chemical attacks there are now regular alleged chemical attacks happening in syria your government and you allies have said that you had nothing to do with this your allies of bags your claims saying deny you know any responsibility saying they have no knowledge of you carrying these carrying out the these attacks the question is

in who is interest is it to gas opposition to you the most part of the answer in whose interest the big question is it in our interest why and why you know because the timing of this league. the strike was after the victory of the syrian troops in gold. let alone the fact that we don't have chemical weapons in your way and let the other folks that we're not going to use it against old people because the better new theory was about winning the heart of the civilians this is the main battle and we want it so how can you use chemical weapons against civilians that you want them to have to be supportive to the second if you want to use it listen for that you have it in want to use it do you use it after you finish the battle or before or during its particular second if you go to that area it was very clear and

by armies by factions in by civilians we never use such armaments or weapons in that area are going to harm everyone something that didn't happen and if you go to that area and you ask the civilians there was no chemical attack me or anyone even the westen you know at least when dear after. good was liberated this is we are the people of this we need we didn't see any chemical attack it was inert it was just pretext in order to attack syria. it means being a pretext but we have we don't have proof that you know even media room is on twitter few videos of confusing videos of showing allegedly the aftermath of an attack is enough to justify for the united states its allies launching cruise missiles at syria what if conveniently there is another attack.

alleged attack could there be a lot more missiles aimed at syria of course it could because when the united states trample. over the international law. on a daily basis in different areas for different reasons any country in the world could have such an attack what the legal basis of this type of vehicle with their aircraft would be alive the so-called antiterrorist alliance that support the terrorist actually what they did with all that in life nothing what their legal basis for the attack in yemen against all the border with pakistan etc there is nobody could be so as long as you don't have. an international law that could be obeyed by united states and its pop it in the west there's no guarantee that it won't happen that happened a few weeks ago and that happened last year in. two thousand and seventeen and that could happen exactly agree with you but the response from promised was going to be

extreme and severe into his words early on the response that we saw the strike that we saw after the latest alleged chemical attack was seem to be much more symbolic much smaller in scope and it was inexplicably get dealing when trump promised the attack and when it came why was there a delay did it have something perhaps to do with russia. it has to speak as we as we saw it the first one the cold thought of it all day long. in the public opinion around the world and in the with didn't buy the story but they couldn't with a draw so they had to do something. even on a smaller scale the second issue related to the russian pull the position that i'm as you know that north publicly that they're going to destroy the basis that it's going to be used to launch beside. our information we don't have evidence we only

have information and information that are credible information that they think about comprehensive attack all over syria and that's why the three eight. push the with to make it. much smaller scale. with regards to the united states relation to would you president trump was called you quote animal asset to have a nickname for the u.s. president. this is not my language so i cannot tooth similar language this is his language to prevent him thing the. know in principle that what you see is what you are three wanted to present what he is. in any way. you didn't move anything in this kind of language who did anything. for anyone

the only thing that moves you if what people that you trust are people who are liberal headed people who are thoughtful people or moral or ethical that would move anything inside you with a positive or negative somebody like we move nothing for him but with regard to the united states presence here and this is an interesting thing you know a came up of. a while ago there are now in syria forces from five nuclear powers five nuclear powers directly engaged in military operations in syria bede boots on the ground or strikes some of those countries are on different sides how serious is this civil war still the words of a lot has been used widely think the beginning of the conflict in syria even by our

friend by our allies by mystics without understanding of the content of this meaning syria a syrian civil war. they are sectarian lines based on if the cities or states or religion or maybe political opinion or political currently see something we did something we don't use syria in reality. in the area controlled by the government which is not the majority or fear you have all these diversities. all these diversity through the word of it all is not according to what we have actually from the very beginning most in re syrians and foreigners being paid by the with in order to topple the government this is the reality of the myriad view the very stark reality everything else is just masks to cover the real intention of talking about political differences moderate peaceful. we don't have

civil war in syria if we had three or four for seven years we should have been divided by now you cannot have one country united country united the society if not geographically because now all of the united states puppets in the op it without that we should have it divided so should go. deal with different spectrum of this in a society and you can answer that question in the same way i'm assuming but with with regards to potential escalation there are proxy forces from all these five nuclear powers as well as their own forces gauge in syria but you was the president again must have information how close we come during the civil war during this war to an escalation between these nuclear powers in reality we were close to have derek conflict between the russian forces and the american forces.

fortunately it is it has been avoided. not by the wisdom of the american leadership by the wisdom of the russian leadership because this is not in the interest of anyone. anyone in this world and first of all the syrian to have this conflict we need the russian support but we need at the same time to avoid the american. in order to be able to destroy to stabilize our country. and just briefly one last question the closer we get to the end is the danger of an escalation in your estimation is it decreasing or is it on the other hand increasing the very beginning the more we get closer to the in the more they want to make it father what does it mean the more stability you have the more escalation we'll have the more conservation you have in one area the more.

killing and destruction and trying to capture more areas by that oath. without this why within that of conciliation when you thought that the considerations in many area the other factions in the same area tried to support it because they have the orders from the outside not to go toward any to conservation of course the you have the orders with the pocket of money. so you know what you say is that is correct but the more as conditions we have the more determined will be to solve the problem because you don't have any other choice other you have country or you don't have country. as the president thank you very much for giving us so much of. we wish you the syrian people who are the best and a swift conclusion to this to this awful conflict thank you thank you for coming to see you again.

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i. r t gets exclusive access to a meeting between russia's foreign minister and the north korean leader our correspondent was the only international reporter allowed into this. european court of human rights rules rumania were complicit in the torture of two. suspects in the cia's program of secret detention centers. journalists worldwide vent their anger at ukraine for staging the murder of russian opposition journalists. the u.s. the e.u. and other allies with hefty carrots and aluminum and steel imports claiming it won't affect relations.

this is r.t. and. the russian foreign minister has met with north korean leader kim jong. un prepares for a possible historic peace summit with south korea and the united states on to gain exclusive access to kim's palace our very own correspondent philippe trunk was the only international correspondent to be allowed in that he's just landed back in like it was a fascinating and really quite an exclusive opportunity for you take us through it . neal hello while i spent an hour and a half got scammed john policy and can yank with my camera without being told what to do so what more can i add it was a really long story

a true thriller of how we ended up there i'm going to tell you the whole thing it is unbelievable first of the russian foreign ministry officials were telling us that the top meeting as they were calling it was likely to happen but we were told first sure that nobody will be invited to see the actual talks between mr kim and mr allow for all of those then the actual summit was confirmed but again no journalist so we're going to be allowed there but then suddenly at the last moment we got a tip from these foreign ministry officials that i can take my camera and come it was a long journey we're following a black mercedes along the streets of being and then we realized that we ended up in a completely deserted area where there were no cars on the streets or people and then i saw this big palace we have loads of exclusive pictures for you that we'll be

showing you later on we seemed to get into the palace through some kind of vaga door gates and only then i was able to realize that this is the actual villa and kim was waiting behind the wooden doors that i saw their surrogate live rob arrived in a few moments and all kinds of interactions between the russian foreign minister and the north korean leader there are of course precious to watch i just want to share one of the moments with you. it's a food time in pyongyang isn't it says. yes it's my third time and i must say prone yang is only getting better. again nobody around us was speaking russian or english i don't speak korean so we couldn't really understand where these people were taking us but i guess the moment when i realized that this is definitely the palace the official residence of kim jong hoon is when i saw kim sr

she was trying to sneak out through the door as she was someone who are recognized from the olympics and young chang and south korea we remember how she went to south korea for that event and again this was when i thought ok now here i am and i'm just going to see kim in a few moments and i even said hello to kim sr here's what that particular moment looked like. hello. now that was kim jong un sister. so really unprecedented access i guess i believe that no international journalists were able to film in that location for such a long time i saw the sweets all kinds of things that usually people get

treated to there it was really incredible to watch kim sitting alone at one side of the negotiating table he was only accompanied by the translator and then seven members of the russian delegation of the other side we're going to be showing you all that exclusive footage in the next hours and on friday as well but i can tell you that it was a long day for me and north korea where we did many other things before this jewel happened to us before we were able to get inside the camp john owns policy so just have a look at the rest of my. stay in north korea. so these are our first. the democratic people's republic of korea.

so thirty labral limo just departed and we're going to follow him right now. we just left the airport and we're trying to catch up with the limo but we seem to be a bit far behind we're on the way to the capital pyongyang. this is a truly incredible offer sure the force to film inside the place where most high profile meetings and north korea happen just as the russian foreign minister sergei lavrov is talking to his north korean counterpart behind closed doors right there. the moment wendy walsh and top diplomat. is absolutely unique on the one hand the resolution of the korean peninsula crisis might be just a few steps away with the massive concessions the north and the south have both

been making and even donald trump to however we understand that any wrong move can make everything collapse. so the question is why exactly sergey lavrov and it up in the north korean capital russian diplomatic sources suggest that it was after several indications in a row by mr elaborate off cattle part during his visit to moscow. we were also told that the north korean side the one to the trip to happen asap during a traditional way to chat. with the drug lords on the playing when we asked. why this was happening and what to expect of the visit his answer was well just have to see i don't know for an hour political analyst says chang believes that the step by step approach to negotiation suggested by moscow is the only reasonable way to

settle the crisis the negotiations process has to proceed in a reasonable rational manner in view of the demand on the part of the united states that did nuclearization process has to be complete very fireball and first of all is obviously a symmetry in the american demands and the. demands of from young so the russian foreign minister is that by using a kind of step by step or stage by stage a kind of negotiation process which is obviously rational since it is rather difficult to work to achieve to secure a complete arrangement in one goal. the european court of human rights has ruled lithuania and rumania to part in the c.i.s.

program of secret detention centers and also that they violated the prohibition on torture by helping the agency with the interrogation of two are kind of suspects both countries have been ordered to pay those men one hundred thousand euros each in compensation one of the suspects was according to the cia a key al qaeda figure no charges though were brought against him as part of his interrogation he was water boarded eighty three times said he lost his left eye during cia torture in his diary he documented torture as he was subjected to an even sketch them in detail the other detainee also face the agency's enhanced interrogation program according to the cia he led our gulf region operations both are still held in the notorious kuantan a mobile prison hearings revealed the conditions under which the two suspects were kept. the applicants had been held in these facilities and the domestic authorities had been aware that the cia would subject them to treatment contrary to the

convention now what we have heard is a little bit about the conditions in which they were kept in lithuanian site we've gotten a little bit of a glimpse into what was going on there and how prisoners were held up this this hearing now is prisoners were kept in blindfolded all time they were put in solitary confinement and they were forced to wear leg shackles at all times as a beta gave an account of what was done to him while he was in detention must warn viewers that this clip comes a company with some of his own sketches that have been released as part of a freedom of information request some viewers may find them disturbing they unchained my hands from the bars and chained them with short chains to the chains that were around my legs which kept me in a bowing position at all times they brutally dragged me to the cement wall he started brutally banging my head and my back against the wall i felt my back was breaking due to the intensity of the banging he started slapping my face again and again meanwhile he was yelling and.